Thousands of people demonstrated on Tuesday evening in front of
Catalonia's town halls against the Constitutional Court's decision,
despite the heavy rain that fell during the afternoon and evening.
Carrying umbrellas, thousands of people gathered in front of Barcelona's
City Council as well as in front of all the other 946 existing town
halls. In fact, 94% of all Catalonia's municipalities voted in the last
few days for motions supporting November's self-determination
consultation vote.
Catalonia's self-determination process "is not over"
On Monday the Constitutional Court temporarily suspended the Catalan
Law on Consultation Votes and the decree calling the 9th of November's
self-determination consultation vote. Such a temporary suspension, which
entered into force this Tuesday morning, was approved by the Court on
Monday evening in an urgent manner, just 5 hours after the Spanish
Government had filed its appeals, which questions the separation of
powers. The temporary suspension of the law and the decree does not mean
they are illegal, but it is just a cautionary measure whose duration
can be as long as it takes the Court to reach a definitive decision on
the issue. The Catalan Government and Parliament announced on Tuesday
that they will file their allegations against the Court's decision,
asking the Madrid-based body to reconsider its decision. However, the
Catalan Government's Spokesperson, Francesc Homs, stated that
Catalonia's self-determination process "is not over" because of the
Constitutional Court's temporary suspension. In fact, Homs stated on
Monday that the Spanish Government and the Constitutional Court could
make "the greatest mistake in Spain's democracy" by not allowing
Catalans to vote on the 9th of November, since citizens will
vote sooner or later anyway and the opposition from the Spanish
establishment feeds pro-independence support.
