The 2017 independence vote’s anniversary is being marked by a Catalan independence movement fractured and amid a timid dialogue with the central government. ( Emilio Morenatti / The Associated Press )The anniversary is being marked by a fractured Catalan independence movement amid a timid dialogue with the central government, now in the hands of a minority Socialist administration. Article Continued Below“The Catalan government has not done much and we are determined to make the Catalan Republic happen, in any way we can, even if it is by holding another referendum, a legal one,” she told The Associated Press. Separatists claimed a victory for independence in the vote despite its illegal nature, the police violence and a lack of oversight. “Let us not stray from the only possible way to live in a full democracy: the (Catalan) Republic and its international recognition,” Puigdemont said.

Source: thestar October 01, 2018 14:37 UTC