Thousands of people calling for Spanish unity have attended rallies in the capital Madrid after Sunday’s disputed referendum for Catalan independence.

Other demonstrations including the Catalan city of Barcelona, have also been held urging political dialogue.

Protesters dressed in white gathered with signs saying “Spain is better than its leaders” and “let’s talk”.

Businesses have continued to announce their departure from the Catalan region amid the ongoing political uncertainty.

The Caixa Foundation, which controls one of the Spain’s largest banks, announced it was moving its headquarters to Palma de Mallorca while the crisis continues.

The country is waiting for a speech on Tuesday by Catalan President Carles Puigdemont amid speculation he will declare independence.

The final results showed 90% of the 2.3 million people who voted backed independence. Turnout was 43%, which their were several claims of irregularities, and many ballot boxes were seized by the Spanish police.

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Catalonia wouldn't fare badly as an independent nation.

From all indications, the Spanish government has a lot to lose if they eventually let them break away.

delugajackson:
Catalonia wouldn't fare badly as an independent nation.

From all indications, the Spanish government has a lot to lose if they eventually let them break away.

I don't know what people gain from a Forceful Unity that ruins them in the long run

At least 350,000 people gathered in Barcelona, capital of Catalonia, for a rally against independence from Spain.
They waved Spanish and Catalan flags and carried banners saying "Together we are stronger" and "Catalonia is Spain".
It was the largest such rally in Catalonia amid speculation that Catalan leaders will declare independence from Spain next week.
Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy has warned he would not rule out anything "within the law" to halt Catalonian independence.
Similar rallies were held across Spain on Saturday.
The final results from last week's disputed referendum in the wealthy north-eastern region suggested 90% of the 2.3 million people who voted backed independence. Turnout was 43%.
There have been several claims of irregularities, and many ballot boxes were seized by Spanish police.
Nearly 900 people were injured as the police, trying to enforce a Spanish court ban on the vote, attempted to disperse voters.
Thirty-three police officers were also hurt.
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Police in Barcelona said 350,000 people turned out for Sunday's rally; organisers put the figure at 950,000.
Among them were former government minister Josep Borrell, who said his fellow Catalans needed to recover their level-headedness, and nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa.
"You need more than a coup plot to destroy what has been built over 500 years of history," Vargas Llosa, the Peruvian-Spanish novelist, told the crowds.
One of those attending the rally was 72-year-old Araceli Ponze. She told Reuters: "We feel both Catalan and Spanish.
"We are facing a tremendous unknown. We will see what happens this week but we have to speak out very loudly so they know what we want."
Similar unity rallies were held across Spain on Saturday
Catalan President Carles Puigdemont is expected to address the regional parliament on Tuesday at 18:00 local time (16:00 GMT). Spain's Constitutional Court suspended a Catalan parliament session that had been planned for Monday.
There is speculation that the parliament will declare independence unilaterally at its next sitting.
In an interview with El País newspaper, Spain's prime minister retained the tough line he and his government have taken over the referendum.
"The government will ensure that any declaration of independence will lead to nothing," Mariano Rajoy said.
He also said he planned to keep extra police, deployed to Catalonia before the referendum, in the region until the crisis is over.
And he rejected calls for early national elections.
Asked whether he was prepared to invoke Article 155 of Spain's constitution, which allows the national parliament to intervene in the running of an autonomous region, Mr Rajoy said: "I don't rule out absolutely anything that is within the law."
Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland's first minister who lost a referendum on independence from the UK in 2014, said on Sunday that the only way to resolve the crisis was with "both sides coming together to try to find a way forward... that respects the rule of law, democracy and the right to choose".
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On Saturday, thousands of people calling for Spanish unity attended rallies in the capital Madrid. Other demonstrations - including in Barcelona - were also held urging political dialogue.
Meanwhile, businesses have continued to announce their departure from the Catalan region amid the ongoing political uncertainty.

culled from www.bbc.com

puidgemont and his crew better not plunge Catalan into a full scale crisis!he and his crew should back off from their mission to divide Spain

baralatie:
puidgemont and his crew better not plunge Catalan into a full scale crisis!he and his crew should back off from their mission to divide Spain

the Spanish government should also back off from forcing unity on Catalonia's.

omololu2020:
the Spanish government should also back off from forcing unity on Catalonia's.

Spain is Spain!
Catalan is Spain!
puidgemont and his crew of anti Spain crusade and anti unified spain should back off.The unity and sovereignty of Spain and the protection of every single citizen to live,work is not for negotiation or mediation.

baralatie:

Spain is Spain!
Catalan is Spain!
puidgemont and his crew of anti Spain crusade and anti unified spain should back off.The unity and sovereignty of Spain and the protection of every single citizen to live,work is not for negotiation or mediation.

it seems seeing others suffer gives you joy.

beamtopola:

it seems seeing others suffer gives you joy.

the only person and people who are enjoying to see the people of Catalan suffer is puidgemont and his crew of pro independence and sympathisers who literarily throw caution and common sense out of the window.
first puidgemont and his crew disobeyed a court ruling which Catalan takes it legality from!

puidgemont and his crew now put the Catalan regional police in a limbo as to how they will go about enforcing a court order and placed them as their fellow police officers from Spain!

puidgemont now made sure and he stated clear that if a yes vote was made in an illegal vote he will secede.who will suffer the illegality of course!

puidgemont and his crew now made sure they tampered with Catalan regional laws without referring to the courts to do so who is he going to suffer?

okay!after the referendum.puidgemont now went on locomotion and started looking for all means to secede.you think companies in Catalan want to be out of the EU. the companies will not wait for dialogue they wikk shift to Germany if possible.who suffers!puidgemont is a politician he will still earn an income but what about families in Catalan?

it is puidgemont that is taking back the identity and autonomy of Catalan and its economy to make its people suffer and no one else!

will puidgemont and his crew suffer if they backed off secession and remain united in Spain!

baralatie:

the only person and people who are enjoying to see the people of Catalan suffer is puidgemont and his crew of pro independence and sympathisers who literarily throw caution and common sense out of the window.
first puidgemont and his crew disobeyed a court ruling which Catalan takes it legality from!

puidgemont and his crew now put the Catalan regional police in a limbo as to how they will go about enforcing a court order and placed them as their fellow police officers from Spain!

puidgemont now made sure and he stated clear that if a yes vote was made in an illegal vote he will secede.who will suffer the illegality of course!

puidgemont and his crew now made sure they tampered with Catalan regional laws without referring to the courts to do so who is he going to suffer?

okay!after the referendum.puidgemont now went on locomotion and started looking for all means to secede.you think companies in Catalan want to be out of the EU. the companies will not wait for dialogue they wikk shift to Germany if possible.who suffers!puidgemont is a politician he will still earn an income but what about families in Catalan?

it is puidgemont that is taking back the identity and autonomy of Catalan and its economy to make its people suffer and no one else!

will puidgemont and his crew suffer if they backed off secession and remain united in Spain!

and you think you a make any sense with this trash you just spew?

beamtopola:

and you think you a make any sense with this trash you just spew?

don't worry tomorrow is Tuesday!

Puidgemont and his crew is permitted to say anything he likes AS LONG AS he respect the court ruling on the referendum the court ruling on the Catalan Parliament and the court investigation of sedition against the Catalan police chief and 5 million Catalan residents are not part of his illegality!

Tuesday has arrived!

Let the Spanish government allow this people to have a referendum, let them pass a bill in the Parliament, that will allow regions that wanna secede, secede,but it's going to be through a referendum.

follow the constitution of Spain

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