Friday, October 20, 2017

Catalonia: in a black hole

''For the last 40 days, Catalonia has lived in a state of legal and institutional limbo: it lacks judicial security, and it is debatable whether democracy is still operational in the region. This limbo stems from a parliamentary coup that took place on September 6 and September 8 (in the early hours of the morning) with the passing of (suspended) breakaway laws – an initiative of the secessionist bloc of Catalan premier Carles Puigdemont and his allies. And it was completed after the contradictory referendum vote of October 1 and the premier’s subsequent and pathetic declaration of independence, which wasn’t a full declaration, and which was immediately suspended in any case..''
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