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The Spanish Congress approves an amnesty law for Catalan independent activists

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The Spanish Congress approved this Thursday, 178 votes for and 172 againstamnesty law agreed upon by the main government party and independence groups of Catalonia, which will favor

The Spanish Congress approves an amnesty law for Catalan independent activists

The Spanish Congress approved this Thursday, 178 votes for and 172 againstamnesty law agreed upon by the main government party and independence groups of Catalonia, which will favor those involved in separatist process in Catalonia in 2017 and will now continue consideration in the Senate.

Voting by call and voice did not bring any surprises, since, as expected, they voted only against the conservatives from the PP, the far right from Vox and the regional parties UPN and the Canarian Coalition.

This Thursday the law met the required absolute majority, incorporating the latest requirements independent youthswho a month ago voted against changes protecting the causes of terrorism because their leader, the former Catalan president Carles Puigdemontaccused of this crime.

A few minutes after leaving the cell, Pedro Sanchez is happy to approve the amnesty law in the plenary session of Congress, which will now be sent to the Senate for further processing.

The Prime Minister was not present at the plenary session during the speeches of the speakers and entered only during the voting.

But pro-independence leader Oriol Junqueras, jailed since the illegal 2017 referendum, and Laura Vilagra, vice-president of the region in northeastern Spain, witnessed all the interventions from the guest gallery. where independent ERC supporters rule.

EFE

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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