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    Quim Torra, the President of Catalonia, has been deposed by the Spanish Supreme Court for hanging a pro-prisoners banner outside the parliament building - new elections are thus expected imminently.

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      Do you want some good news?

      https://www.levante-emv.com/comunita...-17158585.html

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        Fuck me my Spanish comprehension has fallen off a cliff. But yeah, compared to the Madrid court assisted death cult, good stuff.

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          Originally posted by Lang Spoon View Post
          Fuck me my Spanish comprehension has fallen off a cliff. But yeah, compared to the Madrid court assisted death cult, good stuff.
          According to latest polls left-wing parties would win 60 out of 99 seats in Valencian regional elections. 8 more than at present. Good stuff as you say.

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            Controversial (well,it doesn't seem so controversial to me, but still) changes in the education law in Spain
            https://english.elpais.com/spanish_n...consensus.html

            From the article:


            "NEW EDUCATION LAW: WHAT HAS CHANGED


            Measures to reduce school segregation. The law includes a raft of measures aimed at ensuring that students from low-income families are equally represented in public and concertada schools. Extracurricular activities that must be paid for will not be allowed within school hours and city councils will not be able to cede public land for the construction of education centers that are not public.

            Limits on repeating a grade .In Spain, around 31% of 15-year-old students have repeated a grade, nearly double the average of other developed countries. Under the new law, a student will only be held back once in primary school and twice throughout the mandatory education system. The decision on whether a student must repeat a grade will be based on what is best for their academic progress and not depend directly on whether they have failed more than two subjects.

            Gender equality. The Lomloe promotes gender equality as a transversal issue in all areas of study. Schools will be encouraged to highlight the contributions of women and men in areas where they are not typically represented.

            Sustainable schools. The new law also prom
            otes “environmental sustainability.” Regional governments must aim to reduce the environmental impact of education centers and create “safe paths to school” to allow students to walk to school."

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              Catholic groups are up in arms about all this, saying that their freedom to educate their children in the way they wish has been compromised.

              No it hasn't.

              Parents can still educate their kids at home as they always have done. If you're a practising Catholic or whatever other religion then fine. But the state shouldn't be expected to fund you, nor should non-believers be discriminated against just because...

              The hand of the Catholic church in Spain is still twitching...

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                Case Type Media and Communication - Part 7 Claim - Harassment
                1 Claimant zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn, Corinna Kobre & Kim (UK) LLP
                1 Defendant de Borbon y Borbon, Juan Carlos Alfonso Victor Maria

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                  The Juan Carlos story shows what happens when you have Cervantes interpret Milkshake Duck

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                    73 retired generals write a letter to the King, accusing the government of threatening Spanish national unity by being social-communists, and being in hock to ETA and independentists (Vox code for Bildu and the Catalan parties), as you do.

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                      Wonder if the retired bishops will pitch in next week or at some other point

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                        This week a bill to legalise euthanasia for incurably ill people was approved in the Spanish parliament.

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                          Today is Catalan election day, and understandably turnout is down significantly, given the pandemic (estimated at 46% currently, versus 69% at the same point in 2017). All of which,sadly, points to a significant Vox performance later tonight, but the pro-independence parties should retain their majority, and the Socialists are expected to make notable gains at the expense of Ciudadanos.

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                            Final results:

                            Socialists 33
                            Esquerra 33
                            Junts 32
                            Vox 11
                            CUP 9
                            En Comu Podem 8
                            Cs 6
                            PP 3

                            Pro-independence 74 (51%)
                            Left 83 (57%)

                            The mainstream Spanish right has stoked old tensions, with the predictable result that the Vox cuckoo could turn them out of their nests at national level also.

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                              Support for independence parties in the four Catalan provinces;

                              Barcelona:47.3%
                              Lleida: 66.8%
                              Tarragona: 53.5%
                              Girona: 67%

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                                Surprised that Girona is only two to one

                                It seems rather more single minded that that

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                                  I think it's the first time pro-indy parties have won a majority of votes, as well as seats.

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                                    But but the Guardian was saying a few months back how Sanchez had skilfully neutralised the Nationalist movement.

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                                      The Guardian is full of shit and Sanchez is a nationalist.

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                                        I see on Euronews that a Spanish rapper has been sentenced to nine months for insulting the monarchy, which seems as laughable as a blasphemy charge in any modern state.

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                                          Yeah, Spanish nationalism is pretty vicious and authoritarian.

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                                            Hasel had taken refuge in the university at Lleida, but has now been arrested

                                            https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...er-pablo-hasel

                                            I am somewhat curious as to whether it was his stuff on Juan Carlos, ETA or the Guardia Civil that really set them off

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                                              There have been protests:

                                              https://english.elpais.com/society/2...rs-arrest.html

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                                                Interesting article here:

                                                https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...es-pablo-hasel

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                                                  Originally posted by TonTon View Post
                                                  The Guardian is full of shit and Sanchez is a nationalist.
                                                  This El Pais editorial (translated into English from the original) is an example of how electoral results are judged and voters' intentions, plus highly-selective assumptions re low turnouts, skewed to fit the agendas of papers such as El Pais and The Guardian, both of which I still read, but certainly not for editorial content:

                                                  "There’s been a tactical vote in which voters have assumed that a tough opposition, even one that expresses itself in intolerant tones, is the most efficient way to counterbalance the secessionist surge."

                                                  "The two-party governing model tried by Junts and ERC has already delivered all the paralysis and sterility that it was capable of."


                                                  "Citizens have had their say. It is now up to political parties to seek a governing formula. It is obvious that the previous period has had pernicious results. It is to be hoped that the appropriate consequences will follow, in the best interest of the citizens of Catalonia."

                                                  https://english.elpais.com/spanish_n...-scenario.html

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                                                    Lordy, that is one hell of a piece.

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