<sod>On 20 July 2016 she was presented as the candidate for lehendakari of the party board of [[Podemos (Spanish political party)|Podemos]]' Basque regional branch. She contested the party's primary elections the following week against five other candidates and won with 52% of the vote, becoming the party's official candidate for the [[Basque parliamentary election, 2016|2016 Basque parliamentary election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Pilar Zabala, candidata a lehendakari de Podemos tras ganar las primarias |fechaacceso=13 de agosto de 2016 |language=Spanish |url=http://politica.elpais.com/politica/2016/08/01/actualidad/1470056476_702264.html |publisher=''El País'' |date=2016-08-01}}</ref> On 12 August 2016, after a coalition agreement between Podemos, [[Ezker Anitza]], and [[Equo]], she became the candidate for lehendakari of [[Elkarrekin Podemos]], name of the broader coalition.<ref>{{cite news|title=Elkarrekin Podemos será la coalición que aspire a gobernar Euskadi tras el 25-S |language=Spanish |url=http://www.diariovasco.com/politica/201608/12/elkarrekin-podemos-sera-coalicion-20160812013149-v.html |publisher=''El Diario Vasco'' |date=2016-08-13}}</ref> <eod>
<sod>On 20 July 2016 she was presented as the candidate for lehendakari of the party board of [[Podemos (Spanish political party)|Podemos]]' Basque regional branch. She contested the party's primary elections the following week against five other candidates and won with 52% of the vote, becoming the party's official candidate for the [[Basque parliamentary election, 2016|2016 Basque parliamentary election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Pilar Zabala, candidata a lehendakari de Podemos tras ganar las primarias |access-date=13 de agosto de 2016 |language=Spanish |url=http://politica.elpais.com/politica/2016/08/01/actualidad/1470056476_702264.html |publisher=''El País'' |date=2016-08-01}}</ref> On 12 August 2016, after a coalition agreement between Podemos, [[Ezker Anitza]], and [[Equo]], she became the candidate for lehendakari of [[Elkarrekin Podemos]], name of the broader coalition.<ref>{{cite news|title=Elkarrekin Podemos será la coalición que aspire a gobernar Euskadi tras el 25-S |language=Spanish |url=http://www.diariovasco.com/politica/201608/12/elkarrekin-podemos-sera-coalicion-20160812013149-v.html |publisher=''El Diario Vasco'' |date=2016-08-13}}</ref> <eod>