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Catalan Independence Only Way to Change Political Situation in Spain

© AP Photo / Manu FernandezA bag with the estelada or pro independence flag is displayed in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Nov. 10, 2014
A bag with the estelada or pro independence flag is displayed in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Nov. 10, 2014 - Sputnik International
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The head of the Popular Unity Candidates-Constituent Call party, Antonio Banos said that even non-conventional parties, like the anti-austerity Podemos, have not been able to change the state model of Spain.

Supporters of an independant state of Catalonia and Republicans display a huge Catalan flag. File photo - Sputnik International
Catalonia Would Not Expect Red Carpet Welcome from EU
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Only Catalonian independence can push Madrid to implement social and political reform, the head of the Popular Unity Candidates-Constituent Call party, Antonio Banos, told Sputnik.

If September regional elections result in a pro-independence majority in the Catalan legislature, "we shall influence many Spaniards for separatist approaches, we shall open a path and create a de-facto constitutional situation in Spain," Banos said.

The politician observed that even non-conventional parties, like the anti-austerity Podemos, have not been able to change the state model of Spain.

Rally in Barcelona in support of Catalonia's independence - Sputnik International
Catalonia Yes We Can Coalition Offers Outdated Model for Region – Lawmaker
On September 27, Catalonia will vote in regional elections. The Together for Yes coalition of pro-independence parties has pledged regional autonomy from Spain, should it win the vote.

Last November, over 80 percent of Catalan voters supported secession from Spain. However, the majority of the region’s voters did not take part in the vote.

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has said repeatedly that Catalonia’s secession was illegal.

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