Very in a low profile situation about catalonia thinking that it would just go down and on the opposite it just kept increasing support for independence now for the past month or just from september the twenty if weve seen that suddenly all the resources from the state resources were put into action at the same time which was almost overwhelming for citizens here because it was Judiciary Police and political resources all of the same time now as you were just saying what is going to happen today no one knows but yesterday the speech from person from the Spanish Government was pretty harsh even suggesting someone could face a serious crime sentences so what is going to happen today we will see bob its pretty scary indeed a very tense situation certainly one that has no precedent here and all will be revealed in the hours to come. Thank you very much sonia a great deal of anticipation ahead of that speech in Parliament Later by the sun youre going to go in barcelona for us returning now
A symbolic declaration although its unclear if it has any legal status reports from barcelona. He arrived at the Parliament Building bristling with expectation a heavy Police Presence into the weighty announcement to come but carlos president of catalonia is Regional Government stopped short of a full declaration of independence. As president its my responsibility to declare that catalonia should become an independent state in the shape of a public. Should become the words greeted with brown zing applause in the chamber before the independent state party was put on hold. We asked the parliament to suspend any effects of the declaration of independence so that we can have dialogue and so that we can find the necessary solution we need to lower tensions and show our will and commitment to meet the demands of the catalan people the reaction in madrid came swiftly and this course not kato your present day and age that the speech that the catalan president has made today is a speech by a pe
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