Getting closer ... Demonstrators shout slogans as they hold pro-independence Catalan flags. Picture: AFP
CATALONIA’S separatists have struck a last-minute agreement to form a new regional government that will work towards independence from Spain, with controversial secessionist leader Artur Mas stepping aside to seal the deal.
“Together for Yes and the CUP have reached a deal to form a government and this will not go to (new) elections,” a senior regional government source said.
Protests ... Demonstrators hold big letters forming the word "Independence" during a demonstration in Barcelona. Picture: AFPSource:AFP
“There is an agreement. We will have a government and stability,” Jordi Sanchez, president of the pro-independence Catalan National Assembly group, said on Twitter.
In September, Mas’ “Together for Yes” secessionist alliance and the more radical, far-left CUP party together won a majority of seats in the 135-seat parliament in the wealthy, 7.5-million-strong northeastern region.
But the honeymoon was short-lived as “Together for Yes”, which won 62 seats, battled with the CUP to form a government over the issue of Mas’ leadership.
Gone ... Acting President of Catalonia Artur Mas has stepped down. Picture: GettySource:Getty Images
Despite more than three months of intense negotiations, the small party that got 10 seats refused to give Mas their backing, resenting the austerity measures he implemented and corruption scandals linked to his party.
If a deal had not been reached by midnight on Sunday, Mas would have had to call fresh elections, which would have come as a major setback for the region’s independence drive.
New leader ... Carles Puigdemont has been selected to replace Artur Mas as the “Together for Yes" alliance’s candidate. Picture: APSource:AP
He told a press conference overnight that he was stepping aside in order to strike the agreement with the CUP.
“I am stepping aside and will not be standing as a Together for Yes candidate for the re-election of president of the regional government,” he said.
Replacing him as candidate will be Carles Puigdemont, head of the association of pro-independence municipalities, Mas added.
Want independence ... Demonstrators hold placards reading in Catalan "United for a Catalan Republic" during a demonstration called by the Catalan National Assembly (ANC) demanding an agreement between secessionist parties in Barcelona. Picture: AFPSource:AFP
Getting closer ... Demonstrators shout slogans as they hold pro-independence Catalan flags. Picture: AFP
CATALONIA’S separatists have struck a last-minute agreement to form a new regional government that will work towards independence from Spain, with controversial secessionist leader Artur Mas stepping aside to seal the deal.
Protests ... Demonstrators hold big letters forming the word "Independence" during a demonstration in Barcelona. Picture: AFPSource:AFP
Gone ... Acting President of Catalonia Artur Mas has stepped down. Picture: GettySource:Getty Images
New leader ... Carles Puigdemont has been selected to replace Artur Mas as the “Together for Yes" alliance’s candidate. Picture: APSource:AP
Want independence ... Demonstrators hold placards reading in Catalan "United for a Catalan Republic" during a demonstration called by the Catalan National Assembly (ANC) demanding an agreement between secessionist parties in Barcelona. Picture: AFPSource:AFP
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A patir d’AFP, el portal de la Ràdio i Televisió Suïssa s’ha afanyat a publicar ‘l’acord entre independentistes a Catalunya per un govern‘, com també Yahoo! News i el libanès L’Orient Le Jour.
L’agència nord-americana Reuters també s’ha avançat al discurs del president sortint anunciant que es retirava com a líder dels independentistes. Del teletip, se n’ha fet ressò ràpidament el Daily Mail.
Ja després de les paraules de Mas, molts més mitjans n’han parlat:
Financial Times: Pro-independence parties in last-minute deal to form Catalonia government (‘Els partits pro independentistes arriben a un acord d’última hora per a formar govern a Catalunya’)
The Wall Street Journal: Catalan President Artur Mas to Step Aside (‘El president català Artur Mas s’aparta’)
BBC News: Catalonia: Artur Mas quits amid assembly deadlock (‘Catalunya: Artur Mas plega poc abans del termini per a formar govern’)
The New York Times: Spain: Parties in Catalonia Agree on New Leader (‘Els partits catalans acorden un nou líder’)
The Washington Post: Spain: Parties in Catalonia agree on new leader (‘Els partits de Catalunya acorden un nou líder’)
Euronews: Catalonia: Artur Mas to step down as regional president (‘Catalunya: Artur Mas s’aparta com a president regional’)
ABCNews: Parties in Catalonia Agree on New Leader (‘Els partits catalans es posen d’acord a investir un nou líder’)
Associated Press: Spain: parties in Catalonia agree on new leader (‘Els partits catalans arriben a un acord sobre el nou líder’)
News.com.au: Catalans to form government after deal (‘Els catalans arriben a un acord per a formar govern’)
I24News: Catalan separatists reach deal to form regional government: official (‘Els separatistes catalans arriben a un acord per a formar govern’)
Le Monde: En Catalogne, les partis indépendantistes se mettent d’accord pour former un gouvernement (‘A Catalunya, els partits independentistes es posen d’acord per a formar govern’)
Le Figaro: Artur Mas renonce à briguer la tête de la Catalogne (‘Artur Mas renuncia a estar al capdavant de Catalunya’)
L’Obs: L’indépendantiste catalan Artur Mas renonce à un nouveau mandat, condition posée à la formation d’un nouveau gouvernement régional(‘L’independentista català Artur Mas renuncia un nou mandat, la condició posada per a formar un nou govern regional’)
Le Point: Catalogne: l’indépendantiste Artur Mas renonce à un nouveau mandat(‘Catalunya: l’independentista Artur Mas renuncia un nou mandat’)
L’Echo: Accord entre indépendantistes pour un gouvernement en Catalogne (‘Acord entre independentistes per un govern a Catalunya’)
Le Huffington Post: Les indépendantistes catalans s’entendent sur un chef pour le gouvernement régional (‘Els independentistes catalans s’entenen a l’hora de nomenar un cap de govern regional’)
RTBF: Espagne: démission d’Artur Mas pour favoriser un accord entre indépendantistes catalans (‘Dimissió d’Artur Mas per a afavorir un acord entre independentistes catalans”)
Europe1: Catalogne : les indépendantistes se mettent d’accord pour former un gouvernement (‘Catalunya: els independentistes es posen d’acord per a formar govern’)
France Inter: Artur Mas ne reprendra pas la tête de la Catalogne (‘Artur Mas no serà al capdavant de Catalunya’)
Métro: Catalogne: un nouveau leader régional est nommé (‘Catalunya: nomenat un nou líder regional’)
Le Devoir: Artur Mas renonce à un nouveau mandat (‘Artur Mas renuncia un nou mandat’)
La Presse: Accord entre indépendantistes catalans pour former un gouvernement(‘Acord entre independentistes catalans per a formar govern’)
EuroNews: Catalogne : Artur Mas jette l‘éponge pour permettre la formation d’un gouvernement (‘Catalunya: Artur Mas llança la tovallola per a permetre la formació d’un govern’)
Le Télégramme: Accord entre indépendantistes pour former un gouvernement(‘Acord entre independentistes per a formar govern’)
RAI: Catalogna: passo indietro di Mas, accordo per nuovo governo regionale tra secessionisti e CUP (‘Catalunya: pas enrere de Mas, acord per un nou govern regional entre secessionistes i CUP’)
Il Fatto Quotidiano: Catalogna, colpo di scena: accordo tra indipendentisti. Mas si ritira, nuovo governatore sarà Puigdemont (‘Gir a Catalunya: acord entre independentistes; Mas es retira, el nou president serà Puigdemont’)
Il Sole 24 Ore: Catalogna, accordo fra indipendentisti per la formazione del governo: Mas si fa da parte per Puigdemont (‘Acord entre independentistes per a formar govern: Mas s’aparta en favor de Puigdemont’)
Agi.it: La Catalogna vicina a un governo indipendenstista (‘Catalunya s’acosta a un govern independentista’)
Corriere della Sera: Catalogna, accordo per il governo: lascia Mas, Puigdemont nuovo leader (‘Acord de govern a Catalunya: Mas plega i Puigdemont és el nou líder’)
Il Secolo XIX: Mas si fa da parte, Catalogna vicina un governo indipendentista (‘Mas s’aparta i Catalunya s’acosta a un govern independentista’)
Diário de Notícias: Artur Mas dá “passo para o lado”. Puigdemont será novo líder da Catalunha (‘Artur Mas fa “un pas al costat”. Puigdemont serà el nou líder de Catalunya’)
RTP: Separatistas catalães chegam a acordo para novo Governo e saída de Mas (‘Els separatistes catalans arriben a un acord per un nou govern i la sortida de Mas’)
Expresso: Catalunha já não vai a eleições. Separatistas chegam a acordo (‘Catalunya ja no farà eleccions. Els separatistes arriben a un acord’)
El ressò a la premsa internacional de l’acord entre Junts pel Sí i la CUP
La Stampa ha estat el primer gran mitjà que ha parlat de 'l’acord acrobàtic de l’últim segon'
Després de setmanes amb notícies a la premsa internacional sobre la impossibilitat d’acord entre Junts pel Sí i la CUP i la possible convocatòria de noves eleccions a Catalunya, el pacte d’última hora assolit entre les dues formacions independentistes ha començat a tenir ressò en les capçaleres estrangeres.
El diari italià La Stampa ha estat el primer de parlar-ne. Ha fet una referència a la renúncia d’Artur Mas a la presidència per a facilitar un acord de govern abans de comparèixer a la conferència de premsa. Per la Stampa, ‘amb aquest acord acrobàtic de l’últim segon, Catalunya allunya les eleccions anticipades que semblaven inevitables’.
Sense deixar Itàlia, La Repubblica ha explicat també que Artur Mas ha deixat el lloc en favor del batlle de Girona, Carles Puigdemont, per a ‘conjurar-se del risc d’unes noves eleccions’, i l’agència Ansa ha destacat l’acord entre independentistes.
Una altra agència, la francesa AFP, ha anunciat l’acord pocs minuts abans de la compareixença d’Artur Mas, amb una piulada al seu compte de Twitter:
#BREAKING: Catalan separatists reach deal to form government: regional govt
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