What has happened in Catalonia those last days?
11/01/2016
Yes, in Catalonia there are happening some important events
that will probably change the history of all Spain. Strategic movements,
differences between the ideologies of the politic organizations are some of the
obstacles that have appeared those last days.
As you can read in the subtitle, there are
many drastic changes in Catalonia. It’s not the first time that this region
is involved in a situation like this. It’s one of the most talked topic
nowadays, so now you will know what’s happening there.
First we have to contextualize that
situation to understand here in GB. Catalonia is an important part of Spain, there
are cities like Barcelona, which is the most popularly
common, Girona, Tarragona, and other ones. Catalonia receives lot of tourism
and, consequently, lot of money. As everybody knows, Spain is a centralist
country whose capital is Madrid. There, in Madrid, there is the 1st
Minister, M. R. . He takes part of the conservative politician
organitzacion, just you to know it. Many people, not only Catalan, think that
he is a bad president because he only looks for the rich people interests.
Returning to the Catalan aspect, as I talk
about the tourism, money… It’s essential to talk about the politic mix. Last 4
or 5 years the government has been taken by Artur Mas, at the beginning was
considered a Central-right politic organization. But as the years passed, he
has became more progress ideologically talking.
During his command, an independentism
feeling started to grow up in a big part of the population. After 3 or 4 years
celebrating manifestations reclaiming the independence of Catalonia, Artur Mas created
“Junts pel Si”, a group of different organizations to promote the separation of
Spain. He convoke elections and “Junts pel Si” won with 68 seats, not the
majority of the parliament. Not often, an anarchist, anti-system politic group,
called CUP, which defends the independence of Catalonia too, received 10 seats.
“Junts pel Sí” i la “CUP” started a set of
negotiations to add both seats and have a clear majority. That seems easy, but
to situate you, it’s important to say that A.M. , the leader of “JxSI”,
represents bourgeoisie, people who have money and he will probably defend those
people interests. On the other side, there is la “CUP”, that anarchist group of
people who defend in grand part people who have less.
In those negotiations CUP doesn’t want
A.M. as a leader because the reason I explained on the previous paragraph.
This has been the conflict topic during those meeting between them. Lots of
recriminations that as the time was passing CUP and JxSi were further away.
But finally, A.M., leader of JxSi took
a clever decision. He gave the leadership to an other person making possible an
accord between them. That person is Carles Puigdemont, who has been mayor of
Girona city.
This action of Mas prevents to have to
celebrate another elections and, in consequence, Catalan people get angrier and
be despaired.
Making a conclusion, we can remark 3
things. Independentism process continues, unknown reaction about this of the
central government and the last, and the most important is the complete use of
the democracy but, do not forget the illegality of what they’re doing.
ADRIÀ HUGAS
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