Demonstration against secession in Barcelona

barcelona - With Spanish and European flags in hand on Sunday, thousands of people demonstrated in Barcelona against separatism. Spain must remain one country, was the message of the demonstrators. Secession of Catalonia, the wealthy region around Barcelona, ​​is for them a nightmare.

Catalonia has recently ruled by a coalition that in 2017 the independence hopes to exclaim. The separatists have the majority in the regional parliament, but the issue divides the population. According to the organization of the demonstration put the government,, social cohesion '' in the region at risk by pushing for secession. The Spanish government in Madrid is also adamantly opposed.

Two national political parties, the Partido Popular and the Ciudadanos, expressed support for the demonstration. Which took place for the Generality of Catalonia, the regional government.