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    Six years after Catalonia’s referendum, Spain is back on track due to elections | outside

    Brian RodriguezBy Brian RodriguezSeptember 24, 2023No Comments4 Mins Read
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    Six years after Catalonia voted for independence in an “illegal” referendum, the sensitive issue is bubbling beneath the Spanish surface again. Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is leaning toward granting amnesty to Catalan separatists. That’s why there will be protests in Madrid on Sunday.

    De Partido Popular (PP) heeft de demonstratie georganiseerd. Zij willen naar eigen zeggen samen strijden tegen de personen die amnestie willen verlenen aan de Catalaanse bannelingen, zoals de bekende separatistenleider Carles Puigdemont.

    De PP baalt. Zij wonnen in juli namelijk de verkiezingen, maar zien zittend premier Sánchez en zijn sociale partij PSOE de grootste kans maken op het vormen van een regering. Daarvoor heeft hij niet alleen de hulp van het zeer linkse Sumar nodig, maar juist de kleine Catalaanse onafhankelijkheidspartij Junts van Puigdemont kan hem aan een electorale meerderheid helpen.

    Puigdemont staat daarvoor open, maar is ook heel duidelijk wat hij ervoor terug wil. “We gaan Sánchez niet tot president maken voor niets.” Puigdemont leeft in ballingschap in Brussel en wil dat hij amnestie krijgt, en met hem enkele andere Catalaanse separatisten.

    Catalaans onafhankelijkheidsreferendum 2017

    Op 1 oktober 2017 hield de regionale overheid van Catalonië een referendum over het uitroepen van onafhankelijkheid. Een groep Catalaanse separatisten onder leiding van Carles Puigdemont wilde de Catalaanse Republiek uitroepen, onafhankelijk van Spanje.

    De Spaanse regering van premier Mariano Rajoy (PP) verzette zich hevig tegen het onafhankelijkheidsreferendum. Het grondwettelijk hof van Spanje verbood het referendum, maar Catalonië liet het toch doorgaan. De Spaanse overheid gebruikte daarop geweld om de gang naar de stembussen te hinderen. Daarbij raakten meer dan duizend mensen gewond.

    Toch wist 42 procent van de stemgerechtigden zijn keuze door te geven. Liefst 90 procent stemde voor afscheiding.

    Wie wordt de volgende premier van Spanje? Weer Sánchez (PSOE, links op de foto) of toch Feijóo (PP)?

    Foto: AFP

    Sanchez believes a “more conciliatory” approach to the Catalan issue works better

    Sanchez is now not sympathetic to this, while he always said that those responsible for the 2017 Catalan referendum would be punished. According to him, his “more conciliatory” way of working on the Catalan issue is currently working better for Spain than the “painful approach” of former President Mariano Rajoy (Popular Party).

    “We are at a turning point in democratic history,” responds PP leader Alberto Nunez Viejo. He now hears Sanchez saying different things than he did during the campaign, even though the current president did not use the word “pardon.” “We are now witnessing electoral fraud, an attack on Spanish democracy, and an attack on the separation of powers.”

    The popular leader wants to reinforce his words on the streets of Madrid on Sunday. The demonstration, which the PP expects to attract at least ten thousand people, will reach its climax at 12 noon around La Plaza de Felipe II.

    🔵 It is important to know that you are responsible for your separatism without precedent.

    🔵 Defending the rights of all Spaniards and all lands.

    🔵 We defend our union and union, we are always in Madrid 24 hours a day. pic.twitter.com/1UOB1wfY1J

    – Popular Party (@ppopular) September 15, 2023

    PP responds to sentiment in Spain

    The Popular Party is trying to respond to the sentiment in Spain about granting amnesty to Catalan separatists. Although the People’s Party wins the election, many voters are ungrateful for their courtship of the ultra-conservative Vox Party.

    Moreover, no one wants to cooperate with the People’s Party, and therefore it is impossible to form a government for the winning party. The PSOE and Sánchez gained momentum after the election, but by not ruling out amnesty, the PP can take it back. Two years ago, Sánchez pardoned nine Catalan independence leaders, and he is not appreciated in Spain.

    Spain appears to have once again reached a political dead end. Figo does not have enough support in Congress, and if Sánchez fails to gain support (from the Catalans) and remain in power, there will be another election in the spring. This will be the sixth election in nine years.

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