“The reality is a democratic mass movement increasingly frustrated with successive governments who have sought juridical answers to political problems.”
The removal of Franco’s body following 16 years of campaigning and legal battles can only be a first step on the journey towards reconciliation with the past and historical memory.
A general strike had been called across Catalonia and somewhere down there, winding through the new town on the far side of the river, a local march was building.
Frustration is growing and often turning into urban violence. There are a number of reasons why this is happening but something in the system has broken and it urgently needs to be repaired. Español, Português
This is not fascism, but it is postfascism. The degree to which the law is used and abused for political purposes in Spain is directly descended from the Franco regime.
If these three Catalan MEPs are not allowed to participate in the next legislature, Europe will have lost more than three active and pro-European members at their service.
With the results still playing out, the survival of parties like Barcelona en Comú will depend on their ability to bring together the ‘three souls’ of the movement.
