DW: Catalonia moves closer to declaring independence from 'authoritarian state' Spain
Spain's Prime Minister and Catalonia's regional leader have continued to trade barbs as the north-eastern region says it could declare independence from as early as next week.
The controversial vote on Sunday was ruled illegal by Madrid and less than half of the northern region participated in the referendum.
But those who participated overwhelmingly voted to leave Spain, and leaders said they had a mandate to push for independence.
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3 comments:
I have a question; why this eagerness on getting independence? What is Spain imposing on Catalonia that makes them be independent?
the difference between spain and catalan
Catalan is a wealthy area that sees their tax dollars going to support the rest of the country. If the money was instead spent locally or taxes reduced they could increase their standard of living. Though likely at the expense of the rest of Spain. Their is also regional pride as a motivator, as well as a desire for self determination.
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