The debate on the independence of Catalonia today caused the rupture of historical conservative nationalist CiU coalition due to disagreements with the more moderate wing secessionist plans of the regional president and party leader Artur Mas.
“There is a discrepancy background on political project (…) CiU political project is finished,” said Josep Rull, the general coordinator of the Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC), the formation of Mas, formalizing the break, a day after its minority partner Democratic Union of Catalonia (UDC) announced his departure from the regional government.
The two parties, allies since 1978, had diverged when CDC evolved from its moderate nationalism towards a clear independence and Mas announced elections in September to replace the self-determination referendum rejected by the Spanish government.
UDC “We have been told that they will represent the yes-no” (“Yes” to a Catalan state, but “No” to independence), contrary to Convergence, a referendum on self-determination would advocate a “yes-yes” , Rull said.
If the pro-independence parties to win the elections on September 27, the president pledged to initiate a process of 18 months of negotiations with Madrid and the European Union which should culminate with secession referendum to certify this powerful northeastern region.
But UDC traditionally more moderate, on Sunday distanced himself from this position by developing an alternative plan, calling resume broken dialogue with the Spanish government and calling for respect the law that prevents regions celebrate referendums.
The crisis on Wednesday worsened when the moderate nationalists announced his departure from the regional government and CDC, in a meeting chaired by Artur Mas, he decided to break announced today .
“Convergence begins a new stage and we want to explain to the citizens of Catalonia that our commitment to independence is very serious,” Rull said, calling for a “separation process friendly, without drama “.
According to a source ERC (independent left), a formation that has been allied with Mas, the breakdown would be beneficial for the latter, by allowing” clean house for 27 September, “without ambiguity nationalist UDC leader, Josep Antoni Duran Lleida, opposed the secession of the region.
From the presidential entourage was agreed that the Democrat leader, a historic and powerful regional politician, remained too many votes among the nationalists so divorce was to be implemented before the elections in September.
On Saturday, Mas will kick off the fundraising of these elections in a ceremony where he will present the outlines of his candidacy, which wants to include prominent personalities from the region and reduce the role of his party, worn by numerous corruption cases.
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