11 Facts About Catalan independentism

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Amidst large protests from both the pro and anti-independence camps, the Catalan independentism parliament approved a motion with the aim to proclaim an independent republic, at the same time that the Spanish senate voted to take control of the Catalan independentism institutions until new regional elections.

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The following year, the Catalan independentism government seceded establishing the independence of the Principality, called France for protection and finally named Louis XIII count of Barcelona.

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3.

The affected articles included those that gave preference to the Catalan independentism language, freed Catalonia from responsibility for the finances of other autonomous communities, and recognised Catalonia as a nation.

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The declaration stated that "the Catalan independentism people have, for reasons of democratic legitimacy, the nature of a sovereign political and legal subject", and that the people had the right to decide their own political future.

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Images of violence from Spanish riot police beating Catalan independentism voters shocked people and human rights organizations across the globe and resulted in hundreds of injured citizens according to Catalan independentism government officials.

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The pro-independence speaker of the Catalan independentism Parliament condemned the violent incidents and called for peaceful protests against the ruling.

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Shortly thereafter, the Catalan independentism President attempted to rally the crowd by stating that he will push for a new independence referendum as large scale protests continued for the fourth day.

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8.

Parties explicitly campaigning for independence currently represented in the Catalan independentism Parliament are the Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya ; the Junts per Catalunya coalition ; and the Candidatura d'Unitat Popular .

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From around 2010, support for Catalan independentism independence broadened from being the preserve of traditional left or far-left Catalan independentism nationalism.

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10.

At the beginning of 2021, Omnium Cultural published a manifesto to obtain amnesty for Catalan independentism politicians persecuted by the Spanish justice system.

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11.

Opponents of Catalan independentism independence have accused the movement of racism or elitism, and argue that the majority of the Catalan independentism public does not support independence.

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