“We will comply with any conditions imposed on us, if this is about the independence of our country,” said the leader of ERC Lluís Salvadó told the Catalan station TV3 on plans Mas, leader of the party Convergence and Union (CiU).
Meanwhile, Anna Simó, ERC spokesman, said at a press conference that “there is an agreement with CiU on the formula to be submitted to the constituent elections”, but gave no further details pending its signature the final agreement.
It speculates that the elections be held in the first quarter of this year, before the municipal and regional elections to be held in Spain on 25 May.
On November 25, Mas proposed to the other parties and social groups demanding secession of Catalonia forming a single list for regional elections, even undated be won by the sovereigntist block would open the door to a 18-month process to declare independence definitively.
However, ERC immediately rejected this option, so he began to negotiate the possibility of separate lists.
For over a month, the Catalan president held talks with Oriol Junqueras, leader of ERC, and finally Mas proposed three options, one of which was accepted.
According to the Catalan press this option is go to the regional elections in separate lists but would Mas who lead the “transversal” application incorporating representatives of civil society.
The condition accepted ERC would not take “independent” in its list, something Salvadó criticized as “not legitimate” taxation.
Catalan president’s plan to hold plebiscite elections was a response to the refusal of the Spanish Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, to allow a referendum on the independence I agreed with the state, similar to last September 18 in Scotland, UK.
The initial referendum had been called for November 9 last but was suspended by the Constitutional Court (TC) Spanish upon request of the central government, which considers that such consultation is unconstitutional.
Before the suspension, Mas kept the query though he became a symbolic vote to avoid a new judicial stay, which finally occurred
The election was held under prohibition and involved 2.3 million people overwhelmingly said “Yes” to independence.
. Rajoy said that the vote plus Illegal had been a failure, since 2 out of 3 Catalans came to not vote.
After the consultation, the Attorney General, under pressure from the executive, filed a criminal complaint against Mas and two government officials for holding consultation 9N.
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