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“In-! Inde-! Independencia! “. On Plaça Sant Jaume in front of Catalan government palace, thousands with tears in ir eyes celebrate Catalan Republic. “Take Spanish flag from Palais,” calls a woman. Your voice beats. Then she rips a cava bottle to Heights: “Visca la República Catalana!” The crowd replies: “Visca, Visca, Visca!”
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The Republic to which cheering people toast will probably be one of shortest in history. After all, behind medieval walls of palace, fax with threatened coercive measures from Madrid is already on any desk. The Spanish Official Gazette has published measures adopted by Senate in a lightning rush on Internet. Catalonia’s head of government Carles Puigdemont and his cabinet are already removed from office, and Catalan Parliament is limited in its functions.
Purely legally, supporters of independence in drunken evening hours in Barcelona are celebrating a political mirage. But that doesn’t matter. What counts is instant, moment, picture. This is no different on streets of Barcelona than in Parliament.
“This is a disaster”
Back is a day that was hardly to be overdelivered by great gestures and atrics. 200 mayors had travelled from all parts of region to attend historic moment in Parliament. There were tears, hugs, a fervently sung hymn, ovations for president and an address to people. “Catalans, in next few hours, we must all stand up for our country – peaceful and dignified, as we have always done,” says head of government.
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While supporters of independence are celebrating President, opposition parties who boycotted vote on declaration of independency leave building via side exits. The tables in which y pass are still adorning beer bottles with which ten members of left-wing cup had come to young Republic.
“This is a disaster,” says Alicia Romero, deputy spokeswoman for Socialists. “Today, a parliamentary majority of social majority of Catalonia has made up ir minds.” She sees no chance for a dialogue with Madrid.
On television re are pictures from norrn Catalan city of Girona, where Spanish flag of town hall is torn by supporters of independence. Above Parliament, as in days before, helicopters of Spanish police are circling. Romero shakes his head. “Social peace is at stake.”
Wher that’s true is one of big questions. The influential platforms Assemblea Nacional and Omni have called for Republic to be defended. Calls for seat blockades in front of government Palace and ministries circulate.
Madrid has announced that it will enforce coercive measures, but it does not know. With police force? And risk that world’s television stations will send pictures of brutal policemen, as was case with banned referendum of 1 October? The damage to image of Spain at that time was enormous, and Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy allegedly introduced police mission to several EU colleagues.
