In this article courtesy of the BBC, the Spanish foreign
minister has reaffirmed the Spanish Government’s position that Carles
Puigdemont, the leader of Catalonia could potentially still run for reelection,
that is, if he is not imprisoned. As we have all heard by now, the Catalonian’s
has made a bid for independence from Spain, which has been met with swift
action by the Spanish Government. This move to potentially allow Puigdemont to
run is clearly intended to bring tensions down from a boil to a simmer after
Spain took control of Catalan’s institutions, particularly because an arrest of
Puigdemont would likely spark riots and further destabilize the region. On this
topic, Spain’s foreign minister commented that, “We are not taking autonomy
away from Catalonia. We are just re-establishing it, in fact.” Regardless of this reestablishment, this type
of action will certainly not remedy the desire for independence by the
Catalonian people. Therefore, we can expect that Madrid will be exerting much more
formal control of the region over the next few years to come. Of course, this
all hinges on whether the situation escalates any further.
Aric Laatz
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