Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Elections in Catalonia 2006: Attempted assault on PP leaders
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The Spanish press reports that yesterday a group of forty to fifty pro-independence demonstrators in Martorell, Barcelona province attempted to assault the leader of the Popular Party (PP) in Catalonia, Josep Piqué, and the party's Secretary-General, Ángel Acebes, who were about to address a local political rally. Neither of them were hurt.
The incident has been roundly condemned by the Catalan government and Parliament, as well as by all major party leaders and prominent political figures such as Spanish Deputy Prime Minister María Teresa Fernández de la Vega, and European Parliament President Josep Borrell.
It was subsequently found out that one of the participants in the demonstration was Jordi López Forn, First Secretary of the Catalan Socialists Youth in Martorell. López Forn has been expelled from the Socialist Party (PSC).
PP leaders faced similar incidents during the campaign for the referendum on Catalonia's new statute of autonomy, held in June of this year. The party was opposed to the measure, which according to them jeopardizes Spain's unity.
The Spanish press reports that yesterday a group of forty to fifty pro-independence demonstrators in Martorell, Barcelona province attempted to assault the leader of the Popular Party (PP) in Catalonia, Josep Piqué, and the party's Secretary-General, Ángel Acebes, who were about to address a local political rally. Neither of them were hurt.The incident has been roundly condemned by the Catalan government and Parliament, as well as by all major party leaders and prominent political figures such as Spanish Deputy Prime Minister María Teresa Fernández de la Vega, and European Parliament President Josep Borrell.
It was subsequently found out that one of the participants in the demonstration was Jordi López Forn, First Secretary of the Catalan Socialists Youth in Martorell. López Forn has been expelled from the Socialist Party (PSC).
PP leaders faced similar incidents during the campaign for the referendum on Catalonia's new statute of autonomy, held in June of this year. The party was opposed to the measure, which according to them jeopardizes Spain's unity.
