“No” to independence in Catalonia exceeds the “Yes” in polling by a point and a half – The Universal (Venezuela)

Madrid.- supporters of the secession of Catalonia and his detractors are practically on a par, according to a survey published on Thursday by the Centre of Opinion Studies (CEO) of Catalonia, which establishes a difference of a point and a half between both stances in favor of “No”.

46.8% of the respondents claim to be against the Spanish region to become an independent State, compared to 45.3% which is positioned to please. The director, CEO, Jordi Argelaguet, confirmed that it is a “technical draw” because of the margin of error of the survey, 3%, noted DPA.

a month Ago, the figures were 45,1% for “No” and 44,9% for the “Yes”, respectively. This shows that, despite the narrow gap between supporters and detractors, the “No” to the secession of Catalonia recovered. In any case, the results of the survey show the division in the Catalan society on this topic.

The survey of the CEO is known a few days after the “summit-independence”, convened in Barcelona by the head of the Catalan Government, the secessionist Carles Puigdemont, which brought together parties and civil organizations to address the possible holding of a referendum sovereignty in Catalonia in 2017.

The representative Catalan announced the launch of a campaign to gather support inside and outside of Spain from the face of the call of the query, to which is opposed the Executive Spanish, Mariano Rajoy, is contrary to the process of the independence movement.

The survey released Thursday notes, in addition, which is in danger the most independence that is no in the Catalan Parliament, which is allowing it to bring forward resolutions pro-secession.

If there were new elections, the coalition Junts pel Yes (JxSí), which governs currently in the region would be between 59 and 61 seats, compared to the 62 it won in the elections of 2015. According to the poll, the Candidacy d Unitat Popular ​(CUP), the party’s anti-establishment and secessionist that supports Junts pel Yes, it would achieve between six and eight deputies, compared to the 10 you have now.