The conservative opposition of the City of Barcelona tried today to place a portrait of King Philip VI rather bust of his father Juan Carlos, retired yesterday, generating more controversy over the monarchist symbols in the city. The government of Mariano Rajoy failed the decision of the new mayor of the capital of Catalonia, the left-wing activist Ada Colau, and urged him to “respect the law”.
The incident occurred in the afternoon Thursday and today appeared on the covers of the main Spanish newspapers: two municipal workers, one of them perched on a ladder appear removing the bronze bust of the former monarch, who is introduced in a cardboard box
The leader Barcelona municipal group of the PP mayor Alberto Fernandez and symbolically put a picture of the present King of Spain on a ledge of the hall of the town hall, where before the bust of Juan Carlos, who abdicated in June 2014 was.
A deputy to the mayor of Barcelona, the antidesahucios activist Ada Colau, withdrew just after. The withdrawal bust intended to correct “an anomaly” since Juan Carlos “is no longer head of state”, according to the mayor. The decision came just hours after a visit of Philip VI of the city and was harshly criticized by conservatives.
In the country, the law requires all municipalities to place a “likeness” of head of state in a prominent place of the municipal hall full, either in tabular form, photography or sculpture.
In this regard, the vice president of the Spanish government today urged Colau to “law enforcement” and she reminded him that his “own authority lies in the Constitution also recognizes the symbols”. “Whoever wants one thing, must respect the full package,” he said. “It is a lack of institutional respect and education” also regretted from the biggest opposition in Spain Socialist Party (PSOE).
However, since the municipal government of Barcelona Juan Carlos I argue that it is no longer head of the Spanish State in his son Philip -abdicó about a year ago and that, therefore, the presence of her figure, which had been placed there after the death of dictator Francisco Franco in 1976, meant “an abnormal situation.”
The decision could, in any event, the first of a broader action plan to remove other symbols monarchists and Consistory City Barcelona , the second largest in Spain.
“We take this action to create a study commission to review immediately the monarchical symbols that is in the city and the lack of other symbols that are part of our tradition, such as republicanism, which we believe are not adequately represented, “forward on Thursday Colau own, who took up his post last June 13 after winning the municipal elections as a candidate of the platform “ Barcelona Commune”, akin to left-wing party Podemos.
The controversy comes as tensions continue to rise on the future of Catalonia two months of regional elections of 27 September focused on the initiative of the Catalan President Artur Mas, on the question of independence.
The king is the head of state and symbol of the country’s unity. “I feel a tremendous meanness,” he said today the Foreign Minister, Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo.
Spain “we made a transition (from dictatorship to democracy) which drove Don Juan Carlos, “he added. “Mrs. Colau is where it is because the transition was successful,” he added.
The decision was argued by the “profound republican convictions” executive Ada Colau that, despite defending the right of Catalans to decide their future, not openly positioned for the independence of the region.
The two main parties and civil associations independence presented at the September elections a cross-application for the separation of this region Spain .
The government constantly says that they can stop their intentions. “The rule of law has all the resources needed to restore legality violated” the Foreign Minister Onda Cero radio said today.
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