Spanish constitutional crisis

Catalan independence

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Thursday, July 30, 2020
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Later that month the regions president unilaterally declared independence.

Key Points: 
  • Later that month the regions president unilaterally declared independence.
  • The severity of the sentences was highly controversial leading to unrest in Catalan cities in October 2019.The Spanish Government tried with varying degrees of success to prevent those leaders from standing for the Catalan and European parliaments.
  • Although the tumult in Catalan streets was quelled and constitutional order restored, the underlying tensions that gave rise to the regions modern independence movement remain unresolved.
  • Understanding the context to the Catalan crisis goes part of the way in explaining the political instability in Spain and its polarised and fragmented political landscape.