What happens if Catalonia declares independence?
Rajoy has repeatedly pointed out that the referendum and the laws underpinning it are a violation of the Spanish constitution, which is based “on the indissoluble unity of the Spanish nation, the common and indivisible homeland of all Spaniards”.
His government insists the Catalan question is a Spanish matter, and has promised to use all the legal and constitutional means at its disposal to try to stop the regional government’s manoeuvres. It has also deployed thousands of Guardia Civil and national police officers to Catalonia.
Puigdemont’s proposal to suspend a declaration of independence to allow for negotiations pulled the region back from the brink of an unprecedented showdown with Madrid, but it also drew criticism from the leader of the opposition in the Catalan parliament and some independence campaigners.
Inés Arrimadas of the Ciudadanos (Citizens) party described the president’s assertion that he had a mandate for independence as a “coup” that would find no support elsewhere in Europe.
Puigdemont’s junior coalition partner, the far-left CUP, had been hoping for an unequivocal gesture. “We believed that today was the day to solemnly declare a Catalan republic, and we probably missed an opportunity,” Anna Gabriel, a CUP MP, said on Tuesday night.
The move came nine turbulent days after the independence referendum, in which 90% of participants voted in favour of splitting from Spain. The poll was marred by violence after Spanish police acting on court orders attempted to stop the vote by raiding polling stations, seizing ballot boxes, beating voters and firing rubber bullets at crowds.
list: [ Ссылка ]
Four-way story list: [ Ссылка ]
Thankyou for watching
Please LIKE, COMMENTS and SHARE video
Subscribe: [ Ссылка ]
