The President of Catalonia, Arthur Mas, has pronounced the 27 September regional elections in Catalonia a de facto plebiscite on independence.
He is warning that he will declare unilateral independence in the event of his reelection within six months of his elections. The longstanding President is leading a secessionist bloc with the Catalan Republican Left (ERC).
In a poll published this week, the pro-independence camp in Catalonia is leading the polls, with 39% favouring a union and 47% preferring independence. This is a comfortable lead for secession.
54% of Catalans could live with a Federal Spain in the framework of greater devolution, an idea that is supported across Spain by merely 34%.
Across the country, a standoff between Barcelona and Madrid is thought to be inevitable by 60% of respondents whilst 73% agree that Catalan secession would be bad for Spain.
Barcelona and Madrid are bracing for a standoff
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