Catalonia
Calling: 1.5 million rally for split from Spain
The
ongoing economic crisis has sparked renewed separatism calls in
Catalonia - over a million people took to the streets of Barcelona to
call for independence from Spain.
The
annual rally attracted a record turnout in the most prosperous part
of Spain, which blames central government for its economic woes.
Authorities
in Catalonia are demanding a 5 billion Euro bailout from Madrid,
saying that's how much Barcelona has been forced to overpay.
Sociologist
Carlos Delclos says the government is imposing centralization on
parts of the country striving for autonomy.
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