Experts react: Catalan elections

Catalonia held elections on 27 September 2015, with the poll being framed by several parties as a de facto vote on Catalan independence. The final result produced a majority of seats in the Catalan Parliament for pro-independence parties, with these parties securing 47.8% of the votes cast. We asked some of EUROPP’s contributors for their reaction to the result and what it meant for Catalonia and Spain going forward.

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ESO: Background information: Catalonian parliamentary election, 2015 http://www.europeansources.info/record/catalonian-parliamentary-election-2015/

ESO: Background information: Catalan regional election results: Independence parties claim victory http://www.europeansources.info/record/catalan-regional-election-results-independence-parties-claim-victory/

The Conversation, 28.09.15: Catalan election: a leap into the unknown https://theconversation.com/catalan-election-a-leap-into-the-unknown-48262

openDemocracy: Can Europe Make It?, 28.09.15: Catalonia: no fast track to independence https://www.opendemocracy.net/can-europe-make-it/francesc-badia-i-dalmases/catalonia-no-fast-track-to-independence

Blog: LSE Europpblog, 29.09.15: Catalonia has taken the first step toward becoming a new nation in the EU http://bit.ly/1KOENxU

Blog: LSE Europpblog, 29.09.15: Far from settling the independence question, the Catalan elections have simply added to the uncertainty over Catalonia’s future http://bit.ly/1Fwtwp8

CAPX, 29.09.15: Rational arguments fail against the Catalan regression http://www.capx.co/rational-arguments-fail-against-the-catalan-regression/

Le Monde, 30.09.15: Separatism makes strong EU countries stronger (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE170698-Separatism-makes-strong-EU-countries-stronger

Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 02.10.15: Rethinking secession: why Spain and Catalonia should not take stability for granted http://bit.ly/1PQVmwB

Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 06.10.15: Catalonia is facing a deeply uncertain future – whether inside or outside of Spain http://bit.ly/1Z3EqJj

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