7 hours agoOver 350,000 people march in Barcelona for the unity of Spain
Periskopi(9 years ago)
(9 years ago)Hundreds of thousands of people who want Catalonia to remain part of Spain have marched today in central Barcelona, two days after the separatist majority in the Catalonian Parliament exacerbated the political crisis by voting to separate from Spain. Organisers say the goal of the march is to defend Spain's unity and to refuse [...]
Organisers say the goal of the march is to protect Spain's unity and reject the most unprecedented “attack in the history of democracy”, the AP reports.
Leaders of rival pro-unification parties from among conservatives, pro-business liberals and Socialists have joined under the slogan “we are all Catalans. Practical thoughts of living together! ”
March organisers, the Civil Societates Catatalana, have said that over 1 million people have gone out on the road to march. Marsh has not marked any incidents, according to this group.
Meanwhile, police have said that some 350,000 people have participated in the march.
Many demonstrationists have waved Spanish, Catalan and European Union flags, flooding the boulevard into the center of Barcelona.
Some have carried banners with the inscription: “We will not allow Spain to be divided into pieces”, as well as “The regime of a silent nation”.
