Catalan new coalition ready to declare unilateral independence from Spain
Christian-Democrats, Liberals, Social-Democrats, Greens, Socialists and civil society organisations are uniting to run together and transform the 27 September elections into a ‘de facto’ plebiscite on independence from Spain.
‘What we are doing here is very strange but we are going through a very strange moment, extraordinary’, stated former Member of the European Parliament, Raül Romeva, who is topping the unitary list. ‘We have tried everything’ to hold a self-determination vote, but using the parliamentary elections is the only option left ‘to exercise our right to vote’, stressed Romeva.
‘If in this process, the Spanish state, through its political or legal decisions, blocks the autonomous government of Catalonia or the Catalan parliament, we will move forward with a declaration of independence,’ He said. ‘We are going for broke. We are betting everything on this, no turning back,’ The remarks come as Spanish Justice Minister Rafael Catala has hinted at the suspension of Catalonia’s autonomy if a separation process were to get underway, adding that Spain’s constitution made provision for such a move.
Parliament elections and the road map towards independence were
officially presented on Monday evening.
