Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy pledged Wednesday to firmly defend the country's national sovereignty and prevent Catalonia's secession.
"I will defend firmly and proportionally the unity of Spain and the rights of all Spaniards…. National sovereignty can not be divided or fragmented," Rajoy said.
He added that Spanish society backs his commitment to preserve the integrity of the country.
The secessionist motion in the Catalan parliament was facilitated by the victory of the pro-independence Catalan Junts pel Si (Together for Yes) coalition and their allies from the radical left-wing Popular Unity Candidacy (CUP) in the regional election in September. The broad-coalition secured 72 seats in the 135-member regional parliament.
Catalonia has long sought independence from Spain, but the Spanish government has repeatedly and forcefully declined Catalonia’s right to independence.
(Sputnik)
11/11/15
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Spain's Constitutional Court has suspended a resolution passed by Catalonia's regional assembly that declared the start of a secession process, but the Catalan government has vowed to continue to push ahead with the bid...
ReplyDeleteSpain's government had filed an appeal with the court with the aim of block ingthe independence drive by the regional assembly and preserving Spanish national unity.
Wednesday's acceptance of the appeal means the resolution is immediately suspended while the judges consider legal arguments.............http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/11/spanish-court-suspends-catalan-secession-resolution-151111184531446.html
Constitucional suspende processo independentista catalão...
ReplyDeleteO plenário do Tribunal Constitucional espanhol suspendeu esta quarta-feira o processo independentista na Catalunha, ao admitir a trâmite - por unanimidade - o recurso apresentado esta manhã pelo governo contra a resolução do parlamento catalão.
A resolução do parlamento catalão (iniciativa dos partidos Junts pel Si e CUP) foi aprovada na segunda-feira, com os votos favoráveis destes dois partidos e voto contra de todos os outros.
Ao ter sido solicitado pelo governo (foi entregue hoje de manhã pela advogada-geral do Estado) - e ao abrigo do artigo 161.º da Constituição - a entrada do recurso no TC significa que a resolução catalã está suspensa cautelarmente por um período de pelo menos cinco meses, enquanto o tribunal estuda o assunto.
No seu recurso, o governo de Mariano Rajoy sustenta que a resolução aprovada na Catalunha "viola de forma evidente" até oito artigos - 1.2, 2, 168, 1.3, 1.1, 9.1, 164 e 23 - da Constituição espanhola.
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Spain's Constitutional Court has suspended a motion passed in the Catalan parliament earlier this week, which backs independence from Spain...
ReplyDeleteThe court agreed to hear the Spanish government's appeal against the motion.
The resolution passed on Monday called on the Catalan regional assembly to aim for independence in 18 months.
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy called the motion a "blatant disregard for the state's institution... they are trying to do away with democracy".
He announced the decision to involve the Constitutional Court after an emergency cabinet meeting earlier on Wednesday.
"We're talking about the defence of an entire country. They are trying to liquidate the unity of a nation with more than five centuries of history," he said.....BBC