Catalan president criticises King's speech and defends illegal ballot
Thursday, October 5, 2017 @ 12:59 PM
Generalitat of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, has voiced his criticism of King Felipe's speech condemning Sunday's independence vote, and reiterated his intention to continue along his chosen path of unilaterally declaring independence for Catalonia.
On Tuesday evening the King appeared on Spanish national television, supporting Rajoy's government's handling of the situation and accusing the Catalan regional government of undermining the country's Constitution and Statute and of behaving in an "irresponsible", "unacceptable" and "disloyal" manner.
In a televised message aired on Wednesday evening, standing alongside the Catalan flag, Puigdemont addressed the King directly, accusing him of mirroring the words and policies of Mariano Rajoy's government, which he described as "catastrophic for Catalonia", and added: "With yesterday's decision you disappointed many people who had previously thought highly of you".
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