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Spain's Catalonia Approves Plans For Secession From Spain by ALISMILE(m): 5:58pm On Nov 09, 2015 |
Catalonia’s regional parliament has
approved a plan to set up a road map for
independence from Spain by 2017,
in defiance of repeated calls by the
central government in Madrid, which
has branded the secessionist
campaign as totally illegal.
Lawmakers on Monday passed the motion
by 72 to 63 votes. The proposal was initially
handed in by pro-independence
MPs from the Together for Yes alliance and
the extreme left-wing Popular Unity
Candidacy.
The two parties submitted the proposal to
the parliament after gaining a majority in
September's regional elections.
This was the first session of the legislature,
which is based in the northeastern city of
Barcelona, since the September election.
Following the Monday vote, pro-secession
lawmakers lauded the approval of the
motion as a great victory.
“There is a growing cry for Catalonia to
not merely be a country, but to be a
state with everything that means,” said
Raul Romeva, the head of the
parliamentary majority behind the
motion.
The leader of the Catalan coalition
Together for Yes, Raul Romeva (R), is seen
during a session at the Catalan Parliament
in Barcelona on November 9, 2015. (AFP
photo)
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy had
threatened to take legal action if Catalan
lawmakers opt for independence.
The government in Madrid has pledged to
ask the Constitutional Court to declare the
resolution void if it is passed. The Court had
on Thursday ruled that the vote could go
ahead. Spanish media said, however, that
the body would quickly rule the plan illegal,
although lawmakers have reportedly
inserted a measure into the law which
allows the regional government to ignore
such a ruling.
The road map also gives a 30-day ultimatum
to the incoming government to start drafting
a new Catalan constitution, which would
later be voted on in a referendum. The
regional government would then begin
establishing a new tax office and social
security administration.
The pro-secessionists face not only internal
pressure, which could seriously derail or
slow down their bid to break away from
Spain, but also a call from the European
union which has said that an
independent Catalonia will have to apply
separately to join the 28-nation bloc.
Catalonia is home to 7.5 million people and
accounts for a fifth of Spain’s economic
output. Many Catalans have accused the
government of siphoning off their tax
money, saying the regional state will be
more prosperous in economic terms if it
gains secession.
A symbolic referendum on independence
was held in 2014 with more than 80 percent
voting in favor in what Madrid described as
an unconstitutional move. presstv.com/Detail/2015/11/09/436934/Spain-Catalonia-independence-Raul-Romeva |
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