sun was the solar daytime “Silent Catalonia” lastly found its voice. After months of looking on every bit separatist forces dominated populace debate, the bulk of Catalans who oppose independence from Espana took dorsum the streets of Barcelona, reports The Guardian.
According to the Guardian, secessionist leader as well as Catalan's President Carles Pugdemont’s political party as well as its allies stimulate got consistently failed to win bulk support. In both the disrupted 1 Oct plebiscite as well as an earlier, non-binding vote inward 2014, the per centum of voters backing independence was
inward the depression to mid 40s.
Given the electrical current mood inward Barcelona, fresh elections could consequence inward the pro-independence coalition losing command of the Catalan assembly, says The Guardian.
Meanwhile, Puigdemont’s evolving narrative portrays the crisis every bit a struggle to uphold universal principles.
In his speech communication on Sabbatum nighttime rejecting the move of Spain's President Rajoy to accept dorsum total control of Catalan, he purposefully pitched his remarks at a Europe-wide audience.
Speaking inward English, Puigdemont went over the heads of European Union governments, appealing straight to the “citizens of Europe”. The independence struggle was less a local rebellion as well as to a greater extent than an exemplary defense strength of shared democratic values, including self-determination, every bit embodied inward the European charter of cardinal rights, he said.
But in that place is fiddling news of what a secession would Pb to for the Catalonian people as well as greater Europe. The Guardian provides a clue:
There is also an of import ideological aspect to the battle for Catalonia.
Puigdemont’s ruling coalition has a potent leftist bent, influenced past times the hardline, anti-capitalist CUP party. If he tin successfully portray the crisis every bit a struggle against the repressive authoritarianism of an uncaring rightwing institution elite – his persuasion of Rajoy’s conservative People’s political party – Puigdemont could notwithstanding emerge every bit a Corbyn-max criterion bearer for radical [leftist] European renewal.Bottom line, secession is a tool. It tin live used for expert or bad. In this case, a Puigdemon-led secession is real bad.
-RW Sumber http://www.targetliberty.com/