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Philip VI of Spain. The king is in Catalonia, isolated by society and politicians

  • The King of Spain visits Catalonia from Sunday to participate in the Princess of Girona Awards. This is the first visit to the Catalan capital since the ruling was issued against the Catalan political leaders. The prisoner has been socially and politically isolated, and has been sentenced to six years in prison.
(Argazkia: CDR Castellar)
ARGIA
05 November 2019 - 12:01

Philip VI arrived on Sunday night. The king went to Barcelona, the next day he was to celebrate in Girona with the Princess Prize. It will stay at the Hotel Juan Carlos I de la Diagonal in Barcelona and, on Sunday, it was received between protests and cries of cacerola by several residents of the city. For more than two hours, the Diagonal Road, at the entrance of the city, was also cut off from traffic. Clear message: That the King of Spain is not welcome in Catalonia.

Due to the lack of supplies and security, the Princess Prize, which was to be held on Monday in Girona, was finally transferred to the Barcelona Conference Centre. The king intended to be present on the street with the visit, but his area of movement has been limited to that of the hotel and the Congress Palace. In fact, he has been isolated by society and by politicians, who have accused him of public disorder.

The president of the Generalitat, Quim Torra, the president of the Parlament, Rogert Torrent, and the mayor, Ada Colau, have denied that the king recognizes the authority of the king in Catalonia.

Both the president and the citizens have denied him authority through several protests, with the most symbolic setting his portraits on fire.

In the contest there have also been similar gestures: one of the winners, the mathematician Xavier Ros-Oton, received the yellow loop dress award.

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