The former president of the Generalitat of Catalonia, Artur Mas, has assessed this Saturday the state of the independence course of, which “is neither alive nor useless, it’s hibernating within the freezer.”
He stated this in an interview with Catalunya Ràdio, through which he defined that the Catalans are the “solely ones licensed” to certify that the ‘procés’ has ended, for which motive he has branded the Government’s statements that they gave it as “provocation”. for sentenced: “They are irresponsible and false.”
Mas has additionally expressed his opinion on the ERC technique to turn out to be the “hegemonic” celebration in Catalonia, though “it’s costing it quite a bit.” For this motive, he has referred to President Pere Aragonès, who heads the Government “with much less help” in Parliament since 1980, with 33 deputies. “ERC is attempting, however it hasn’t simply come out.”
The 129th president of the Generalitat of Catalonia has valued his position away from the political entrance line: “I do not really feel like a Chinese vase, there are former presidents who discover their position and really feel snug, and there are others who usually are not a lot”.
“I made it clear to Puigdemont in my alternative within the presidency that he was right here to assist and never trouble. And generally the Chinese vases trouble,” Mas ironized, including that his will is to criticize “little”, categorical himself “simply sufficient” and present that “politics goes past the everyday and the each day insult”.
Regarding his departure from politics, Mas has denied that it was the CUP that sentenced him. “I had two choices: repeat elections or step apart, and I made a decision on the second. And I did it to underline that in necessary moments in a rustic, folks can’t be above initiatives.”
“That is why I sacrificed my presidency of the Generalitat. It was essential to protect the continuity of the sovereignist venture, since there was an absolute majority in favor of independence for the primary time,” he concluded.