... political leadership of Catalonia and the Basque Country. Notably, each autonomy has its own strategy and aims to pursue in their negotiations with Madrid.
The negotiations
agenda
of the new Catalan government, formed by the ERC and “Together for Catalonia” following the regional elections on February 14, 2021, includes: 1) amnesty for all the prisoners detained after the illegal referendum on October 1, 2017; 2) agreement with the government on holding another, this time official, referendum on the status of the autonomy; 3) ...
... disagreed with the
Generalitat
’s policy were forced to employ bodyguards and make their children stay at home.
Catalonia's split society
Separatist propaganda created an illusion of Catalans largely being in favor of independence.
As a result of elections held in September 2015, separatist parties held majority in Catalonia’s parliament. They were represented by the “Together for Yes” (
Junts pel Si
) coalition that had 62 seats (out of 135). The coalition comprised the right-center Catalan European Democratic Party (
PDeCAT
) and the leftist Republican Left ...
... will now go a long way to determining the future of the embattled Spanish state, and to some extent of the European Union.
Political Alignments after the Elections
Over 77 per cent of eligible voters turned out for the elections, the highest number in Catalonia for 30 years. The elections were won by the Junts pel Si (“Together for Yes”) coalition comprising the Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC) and Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC). The party took 62 seats, less than the required absolute majority of 68 ...
