Tens of thousands of Catalans waving pro-independence flags and chanting 'I...
BARCELONA - Tens of thousands of Catalans waving pro-independence flags and chanting “Independence now!” gathered in Barcelona on Wednesday to call for a break from Spain, but turnout was far less than at past such rallies amid divisions among separatist parties.
Local police estimated the turnout at about 600,000, only the second time in eight years of massive pro-independence gatherings in Barcelona on Sept. 11 that fewer than a million people have turned up. Despite anger in the crowd over the lack of unity among separatist parties on what strategy to adopt towards Madrid, Wednesday’s large, peaceful gathering in central Barcelona showed Catalan separatism remains a major challenge for Spain.In 2017, Catalan leaders defied courts and conducted a referendum on secession and then declared independence.
The failed independence bid triggered Spain’s biggest political crisis in decades and while the crisis has been on the backburner recently, it still is a major factor in national politics. Many Spaniards reject Catalan separatism and judge their political parties accordingly.
But she said divisions between separatist parties were not helping, adding, “I hope they reach an agreement in the end ... It seems the party is more important to them than the country ”.
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