Catalonia’s leader Artur Mas, outlined a plan to create a Catalan state within 18 months, by uniting the region's politicians, reports Reuters.
Catalonia’s two main parties, on Wednesday, came close to agreeing on a decision to call for regional elections that could be used as a proxy for a referendum on independence from Spain, by the parties uniting on a common election platform.
The leader of Catalonia’s second-biggest party Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC), welcomed Mas’ plan as a “good starting point.”
“We need to seek formulas that add up between all the political forces that want to move towards independence,” said Oriol Junqueras.
Around 80 percent of the 2.2 million voters called for secession in an unofficial referendum on independence that was rejected by the Spanish government in November.
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Catalonia’s two main parties, on Wednesday, came close to agreeing on a decision to call for regional elections that could be used as a proxy for a referendum on independence from Spain, by the parties uniting on a common election platform.
The leader of Catalonia’s second-biggest party Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC), welcomed Mas’ plan as a “good starting point.”
“We need to seek formulas that add up between all the political forces that want to move towards independence,” said Oriol Junqueras.
Around 80 percent of the 2.2 million voters called for secession in an unofficial referendum on independence that was rejected by the Spanish government in November.
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