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La Diada is no longer that balm with which the different actors of the independence movement managed to mask their marked differences.

If the

had served in recent years to instil spirits at the start of the political course, vindicate the clash against the State and stage unity even if it was for mere convenience, the festivity of this 2022, and more specifically the traditional demonstration called by the

(ANC) in Barcelona, ​​has exposed the seams of the movement.

The battle is not new, but dissimulation is no longer necessary.

And

has not missed the opportunity to disdain once again the strategy of

, its partner in the Government of the Generalitat, to continue betting on the dialogue table with the Government of

.

"It cannot be that, when you have the result at the polls, you forget about the streets, because it is precisely the street that has given the independence movement its great strength", proclaimed the general secretary of JxCat,

, shortly before a concentration in which the Republicans have been designated as public enemy number one, something that has been repeated throughout the day.

In the mobilization that began as every year at 5:14 p.m. (due to the symbolism of the War of Succession), with chants of “Puigdemont,

», the boos and shouts of «traitors» have been replicated to Esquerra from the Saturday night act at the Fossar de les Moreres and from the morning floral offering to the Rafael Casanova monument, where the Republican entourage has monopolized more reproaches even than the

.

Despite the more generic slogans against the Government and the parties, it is the post-

who still find accommodation in the mobilization of the ANC.

His boycott of the bilateral negotiation with the Government and the recovery of the most rhetorical speech linked to

have made Junts the guardian of the essence of the most immobile independence movement.

150,000 attendees

A decade after the great Diada demonstration that kicked off the

in 2012, the number of participants is not the main unit of measurement of the state of mind of secessionism.

The mobilization is no longer even remotely comparable to that of the first years, although there are still thousands of citizens who attend the ANC's call (150,000 according to the

, the lowest figure without counting the two previous editions, marked by the

).

The enthusiasm that began ten years ago, what was called "the revolution of smiles", has turned into long faces and sideways glances among those who had shared stages and

in previous days.

If the attack against the State marked the slogans of other years, this time the clash between the independence forces has taken over.

Esquerra now holds power in the Palau de la Generalitat and wants to get even with his former inferiority complexes against

.

The same ones that made

succumb to pressure from

and agree to dilute the republican initials in a single list (

) for the regional elections of 2015, when the

It was already showing obvious deterioration due to social cuts and corruption.

The ERC president himself has verbalized it in a diaphanous way in an act organized by his party.

"No one will silence us and we are not afraid of anyone", he has said in reference to "those who dress in toga or those who hide in anonymity to insult".

The Catalan president,

, has reaffirmed his convictions and has defended his party's road map: "This is the path, this is the most inclusive path, always under the banner of democracy, progress and defense of a

recognized by the international community that has to open the doors to freedom for us».

With his decision not to attend the ANC rally, Aragonès has avoided the risk of starring in an image like that of the former president of the Generalitat

in July 2010, when in the demonstration against the ruling of

on the Statute had to end up being escorted by a security cordon after being rebuked and chased by some attendees of the march.

However, the current

has not been spared from being the object of the wrath of a group of hooded men who, during the march called by the

and other groups of the so-called

, has burned a photo in which he appeared shaking hands hand with Sanchez.

The motto chosen by the Catalan National Assembly for its demonstration ("Let's go back to win. Independence") denotes the desire of a part of the independence movement to take a swerve and return to the past.

For years, the dream of reaching Ithaca was set in an indeterminate future, but with the advantage of not having to drop ballast due to mistakes made.

Today, after the course started in October 2017, a part of the movement wants to withdraw and say goodbye to five years that it considers lost and whose horizon is now in the hands of Esquerra.

civic list

“Make independence or call elections.

Either independence or give the people a voice.

No more playing at demobilizing or staying at home and hiding your head under your wing when the population goes out on the streets", reproached the new president of the ANC,

, who has warned that the entity will promote "a civic list" to the next elections "if the Government and the Parliament turn their backs".

"It is in our hands to change the rules of the game," she said between shouts of "Govern, resign."

The division within the independence movement has also been made clear in the speeches of the leaders of the Assembly and

, traditionally allies in their pressure strategy.

In an act of this last entity, its president,

, has issued a warning against "the populist temptations of anti-politics" and has remarked that no people "can decide its future without institutions or parties".

The leader of Òmnium, yes, has called to "open a new cycle" with the incorporation of "new agents" to the debate on the independence strategy.

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