Hundreds of 1,000s rally for independence in Barcelona

[Preacher]

Gateway to Catalan Republic: Hundreds of 1,000s rally for independence in Barcelona

I hope they secede!

 

[LA RAM FAN]

indeed,too bad the lazy ass americans wont do the same in their country.

 

[LA RAM FAN]

got a pm question.

 

[waltky]

Catalan President Carles Puigdemont facing a revolt by lawmakers...

Barcelona on a knife-edge as Spain set to impose direct rule
Friday 27th October, 2017 | Barcelona is on the edge of a knife with Spain standing adamant on its plan to impose direct rule in the region, and Catalan President Carles Puigdemont facing a revolt by lawmakers.

On Thursday, as confusion dawned on the region during the critical 48 hours at the end of which Spain believes it would have began the end of the biggest constitutional crisis the country has seen since an attempted coup in 1981, reports poured in of Puigdemont’s plans. Puigdemont is reportedly expected to call regional elections but was met with revolt as two lawmakers quit his party to protest the decision. Demonstrators gathered outside his office shouting "traitor" as he postponed a scheduled statement. Puigdemont was reportedly holding out for a conciliatory gesture from officials in Madrid. An election would mark a climbdown by the separatist leadership after a week of heightened brinkmanship. Puigdemont is facing a make-or-break decision that could either ease tensions or see him unilaterally declare Catalonia a sovereign republic.

According to the Socialists, who floated the idea, a snap regional election in Catalonia would be enough to stop Article 155 from being implemented. Then, Barcelona-based newspaper La Vanguardia reported that Rajoy has accepted an amendment that would see Article 155 being suspended should a vote be called by Puigdemont. Meanwhile, Spanish authorities are finalizing plans to oust his insurgent administration. On Thursday, sources said that he will be forcibly removed regardless of what he decides as Spanish senators are preparing to hand Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy wide-ranging powers to seize control of the region under Article 155 of the constitution.

Marta Rovira, a senior Catalan lawmaker in the pro-independence alliance, said she doesn’t agree with the decision about how to take the separatist campaign forward, but she’s prepared to fall into line. Rovira said, “I respect the president’s decision and his arguments, but I don’t share them.”

Meanwhile, Economy Minister Luis de Guindos told Spanish radio on Thursday, "The scenario of independence is one that we cannot allow and which will not happen.” He added that there was already a "significant slowdown" in economic activity in the region. Adding, “They’re caught in a mousetrap. It seems their own decisions are producing vertigo.” On Friday, the Catalan National Assembly has called its members to surround the regional parliament from noon, a human shield against Rajoy’s authorities. The group’s leadership said in a text message to its members, “Now we have to defend the republic.”

Barcelona on a knife-edge as Spain set to impose direct rule

 

[RodISHI]

The Islamic Republic of Catalonia

Catalonia's Islamic extremism problem | Europe | DW | 18.08.2017

 

[TheOldSchool]

Great thread. A bunch of Americans who don't know jack shit about anything going on in Spain/Catalonia