Katalonian itsenäisyys

The showdown between Madrid and Barcelona has been complicated by next month’s general elections, said Jordi Matas, a political science professor at the University of Barcelona. With polls suggesting that no party will obtain a majority of seats, the Catalan crisis risks being exploited by politicians to gain votes.

Matas pointed to past occasions when the actions of armed Basque separatist group Eta were a mainstay of Spanish election campaigns. “It was used as an element to gain votes,” he said. “Now we’re talking about a conflict between two legitimate democracies. I think Spanish political parties will use this to obtain more votes.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/09/catalonia-mps-to-vote-on-secession-plan-in-showdown-with-spains-government

Paikalliset ovat ottaneet itsenäisyysliput pois parvekkaeiltansa ja ovat hyvin vaitonaisia. Artur Mas vaan jyrää omaa aatettaan eikä ketään oikein jaksa enää kiinnostaa.