Protests in Spain

Protests in Spain
By Anas Algahamdi 

            There are a lot of people around the world who are protesting for their independence and they are doing as much as they can to achieve what they want. These days there are a big demonstrations occurring in Spain. The purpose of this demonstration is to demand that Catalonians’ secede from Spain. On 27 of September, the Catalonians went out in Catalonia’s streets to protest against the government of Spain. Also, Catalonians are protesting, because they want their freedom, rights and to establish self-governances.

            Catalonia is located in north-east Spain. Also, Catalonia is the sixth largest region in terms of area in Spain. Barcelona is the biggest city in this area, also it is the second biggest city in Spain. So, the first reason that Catalonians want to secede from Spain is that the Catalonians pro-independence believe that Catalonia is a nation because it has its own history, language, and culture. The second reason is many Catalonians believe that the Spanish government has damaged the economy of Catalonia. Nowadays, Catalonians are doing concrete things to secede from Spain. According to Sky news in the article, Separatists Win Majority in Catalan Elections “on Sunday 27 Sept the Catalonians went to cast their vote to the polling stations in local parliamentary elections” (2015). Moreover, there are a lot of expectations that expect the success of election there.

In conclusion, this wasn’t the first time that the Catalonians protested, but they hope they will be now closer to independence. If, these protests aren’t successful, at this time there are many Catalonians who believe that they will be more successful than the last.