CATALONIA -- Nació Digital: Mas: «Tota nació té implícitament el dret a decidir el seu futur»

Nació Digital: Mas: «Tota nació té implícitament el dret a decidir el seu futur»

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More: "Every nation has implicitly the right to decide their future" In the institutional Year message, the President of the Government asks state that "let us vote" for "the Catalan people prefer to govern themselves than be governed"

 

The President of the Generalitat, Artur Mas, has used his New Year message from institutional to make a request to the Spanish government, "let us vote," considering that the Catalans "have earned the right to decide" . Indeed, Mas argued that "every nation has implicitly the right to decide their future," adding that "the Catalan people govern themselves rather than be ruled." In addition, the president has insisted that 2014 will be "a year to remember history, people and roots, but mostly will be a year to decide future and open horizons," recalling that the year is about to begin will meet on the third anniversary of the end of the War of Succession, "at which Catalonia lost their rights in their constitutions, their institutions and their freedoms," and added that, three centuries later, "held almost a miracle: a people who had everything to lose not only still exists but raises more than ever to win a battle is completely democratic and peaceful: the freely decide their future as a country and as a nation as a society. "   "The Catalonia and the Catalans have won the right to decide their future," said the president, because "they have kept alive their identity, their culture, their language and their rights, often against rules and unjust laws. " He also noted the ability of Catalonia inclusive and welcoming, "a land where what really matters is the destination you are looking for and the source from which it comes." But above all, Artur Mas has stressed that the Catalans "have known and wanted to maintain his standing desire to govern themselves, against all historical circumstances that they wanted to stop now or you want to limit or reduce" . "The Catalan people govern themselves rather than be ruled, and I want to do in Europe more united, stronger, and federal," he reaffirmed.   Urges the State not to silence the voice of the Catalan   For this reason, the head of government stressed to ask the state to "let us vote, you hear the voice of the Catalan people and raise walls to silence it." The president also urged the Spanish government "will look like an adversary, much less as an enemy," because "we want to be now and in the future can be an ally, a good ally, but for freedom."   From the Hall of Our Lady of Montserrat in the Palau de la Generalitat, the chief executive said that "solving the major issues at the polls may not cause or remorse or fear," and added that "it is clear that Our future and the relationship we have with Spain and Europe is an issue in case. "   In this regard, the President of the Government said that all positions around the right to decide are "legitimate and respectable" and "must be defended with respect and peaceful coexistence." Artur Mas also referred to people who are living in Catalonia process "the best way to build a country worth, you get to do a lot of joy for their modernity, their welfare, their sense social justice, his civility and democratic quality. " The President concluded that "beyond the personal position of each, are the votes and the ballot must determine the proportions and size of majorities and minorities in the country."   An instrument at the service of people   The head of the government has initiated and closed his speech by referring to the economic situation and expressed his affection for the families who are suffering and their commitment to "work as necessary to ensure that all people in our country have a decent life. " Artur Mas pointed out that 2013 was the sixth year of a recession "has caused real damage," but added that "it appears that for the first time, we can start talking about recovery."   In this sense, the president Mas expressed confidence that "all know find out how to fix the mistakes and transform learning strengths and collective successes." I pointed out that as the incremental successes "we know offer them to all those people, our fellow citizens, who have come out of shock more battered and injustices of recent years."