The independence back to the street and Mas promises’ no it … – The World

The independence back to the street and Mas promises' no it … – The World

Thousands of Catalans yesterday filled the two main streets of Barcelona, ​​the Diagonal and Gran Via , to form a giant V serving claim in the face of 9-N query. The big news this year was the presence of red and yellow shirts that were a Catalan flag along the route.

According to estimates by the city police, the share rose to 1.8 million people, while the government delegation gave much more modest figures, between 470,000 and 520,000 people .

The vertex located in Plaça de les Glories, it was occupied by various members of the Government headed by spokesman Francesc Homs , and politicians like Xavier Trias, Josep Rull, Jordi Turull, Alfred Bosch, Marina Geli or David Fernández . Also prominently presidents of the Catalan National Assemblea and Omnium Cultural, the two organizers, Carme Forcadell and Muriel Casals .

In his first statement at the head of the demonstration, Homs has highlighted the “civic, peaceful and committed” spirit of the march he called “topical vitamin against.” Government spokesman also gave notice to the central executive to “take note” of the Catalan claim as “not despise.”

Thousands of people occupied the 73 sections that dijuraron at 17.14 hours with which V its promoters claim vote on November 9 in a query.

V which symbolizes victory, voting-will and had its apex at the Plaza de las Glories and covered 11 kilometers : a party for Diagonal to square Pius XII , and the other by the Gran Via to the Sarah Bernhardt Square

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senyeres, estelades and yellow and red shirts with the slogan ‘l’Ara és hour’ , attendees, from Catalonia, in addition to Aragon, Valencia and southern France, were concentrated in a festive atmosphere to be ready at the appointed time, the 17.14

For the third consecutive year, the Catalan capital was the protagonist of the mass demonstrations of National Day. in 2012 with a large demonstration in the center of Barcelona; a year later with the Via Catalana who traveled from the border with Catalonia France to the limit with Valencia Community and this 2014 with a V.

The President of the Government responded to the massive independence demonstration that for the third consecutive year, claimed the holding of a referendum on self-determination in Catalonia. Artur Mas said he was “committed to not disappoint anyone.”

After the president of the Catalan National Congress (ANC), Carme Forcadell, Mas claimed to “put the polls” on November 9, the president of the Generalitat avoided answering the explicit promise to end defying the Constitutional Court (TC) if necessary.

But he expressed unambiguous commitment after meeting Forcadell and the president of Omnium Cultural, Muriel Casals in the Palau de la Generalitat. His appearance was not planned, but the president wanted to address the Catalans given the importance of the appointment and the success of the demonstration organized by the ANC.

The second recipient words But it was the government. The President of the Government requested the central executive that “agrees to negotiate.”

has not stopped doing in recent weeks, But and again appealed to the unity of the forces promoting the query.