For the first in its history, the Catalans have already started to vote to give its opinion on the independence of Catalonia. Over six million people (everyone over 16 years Catalans and foreigners resident in Catalonia) have been invited to cast their vote in the so-called participatory process that replaces the query.
The 1,317 schools (half that of a regular election) have opened their doors at 9 am with “absolutely normal” for the 6,695 tables participation specified in 9-N process is constituted, beyond specific incidents that have been able to address, as the Catalan government.
Catalan government sources consulted explained that there have been some isolated incidents, because in many schools the locks were sealed with silicone, but have been able to open them. Furthermore, in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona) has changed a place of participation and the tables have relocated in another place. Specifically, the institute Pedraforca L’Hospitalet de Llobregat secondary education has not opened its doors this morning as participation 9N point because the director has refused to give the keys of the center’s volunteers the day.
Another small incident occurred during the opening of the points of interest has occurred at the school in La Salle Bonanova Barcelona, where many citizens thought they had been unable to open because the front door was locked, but actually was accessible to the premises through a side door.
The vice president of the Catalan government, Joana Ortega, is scheduled to appear at 14.00 in the media center installed at the Fira de Barcelona in providing data on participation in the day at 13.00, according to the memo.
A citizen casts his ballot at a point in the Milky enabled Augusta Barcelona. / Efe
Without transcendence
This is a historic day in Catalonia but not as transcendent as they would have liked the sovereignist parties. And, despite the political value 9-N (its success will depend on the level of participation), the final vote will not be what was announced at the beginning of the independence process, since no census and no basic democratic guarantees as an electoral board or independent auditors.
Artur Mas and Oriol Junqueras posed a self-determination referendum, later had to reduce the claim to not referendary query, then participatory process and ultimately a vote organized by halves between the Catalan government, municipalities and civil society. A kind of Arenys de Munt 2, but with the difference that it has the institutional backing. There will initially polls and open schools, but neither is possible that some or hundreds of local not open and the day is reduced to massive mobilization of Catalan schools to protest against the international community because they are not allowed to vote.
The fact is that if Junqueras Mas and have not been able to hold the referendum that has been longed for legal pitfalls. The president of the Central Government has always considered illegal and unconstitutional approach Artur Mas and from the zero block the vote was proposed by the Constitutional resources and challenges. The legal war between the Moncloa and the Palau de la Generalitat had its first major battle on 27 September, when Mas signed the decree of convocation of the original query. “Catalonia wants to talk, wants to be heard, want to vote,” he said solemnly, the regional chief executive. The central government response was swift and within 24 hours presented a challenge to the Constitutional Court. The High Court, sitting emergency declared in record time interim suspension of the law of consultation and the decree of convocation of the query.
But it was without the legal protection for voting and instead of throwing down the street from the middle, and asked ERC, Initiative, CUP and the Catalan National Assembly decided to observe the constitutional veto and 15 days after the suspension announced he was quitting the original referendum, but said the sovereigntist process continued on with a sort of alternative consultation, called participatory process. The central government received the news calling it “excellent,” said Mariano Rajoy, but after some covers in the Catalan press in which Mas urged his people to “trick” the State and also in a context of incessant drip case corruption affecting the PP moved Moncloa record 15 days later and again appeal to the Constitutional the new query. As with the above, the High Court ordered the suspension quickly. It was last Tuesday. From there, But again received the same pressures: either enforce the law or disobey the TC. The final solution, waiting for what happens to the prosecution, is a participatory process under the Government but run by the 40,000 volunteers who are now responsible for the tables and schools. Most polling stations are the Catalan administration institutes and colleges, but also civic centers, the council itself, sports centers, libraries, nurseries and even doctors’ offices. The government said Friday it will not act against the query if the Government does not intervene. The Catalan government distanced at a first time and gave all the attention to volunteers, although Mas insisted yesterday that the Catalan administration assumes all 9-N leadership. It remains to see if it acts the prosecution, which could require the Mossos to close premises and take polls, but has also emerged that emissaries of Moncloa and the Palau de la Generalitat, in addition to the PSOE, spent more than a year talking to redirect Catalan crisis. The summary of these discussions could be lowered consultation. The results of the vote, according to More, will be released on Monday, but during the day Sunday the Government has planned to give four appearances participation data.
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