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A new show of force took place Saturday, October 26 with 350,000 people on the streets of the Catalan capital to demand the release of former leaders imprisoned.
With our correspondent in Barcelona, Élise Gazengel
A new human independence tide marched through the streets of Barcelona on Saturday. They were 350,000 according to the local police to demand the release of their former leaders.
In the crowd, the now traditional slogans against the Spanish government were unanimous. " Spanish democracy is dead, there is no democracy in Spain that's why I'm here, " RFI Rosalia Solar, a 45-year-old woman, told RFI.
"Sit and talk"?
But this week, a new poster has appeared. "Sit and talk", sign calling for a dialogue between the Spanish and Catalan government.
Just two weeks before new parliamentary elections, the head of the socialist government refuses to negotiate. But Julia Simberia, a retired, does not lose hope: " I think Sanchez is in a delicate situation because he is in the election campaign, but I hope that if he is elected he will think and come back to the table. negotiations, "she explains.
In the late evening, hundreds of protesters then gathered in front of the police headquarters and some clashes erupted without major incidents. Next week officially begins the electoral campaign in Spain and Catalonia will undoubtedly be at the center of the electoral debates.