Independence Rally Organizers Meet with Catalonia’s President

Carme Forcadell, the president of ANC said, “We have told President Mas that our main objective is independence.”

On Friday 09.14.2012, a delegation of the Catalan National Assembly (ANC) and the president of Catalonia, Artur Mas, met after the big demonstration held on September 11^th. The meeting was used to explain the ANC's roadmap, adopted on March the 10^th at the general meeting held at Palau Sant Jordi. This roadmap includes the holding of a referendum in 2014.

Forcadell also told the president that “as long as they give unambiguous steps for independence,” they will have all the support of the ANC, and that “the next elections have to be plebiscitary: the next Parliament has to guide us to the independence of our country.”

Moreover Forcadell also declared that, starting on September 12^th, ANC has started to work to “expand the pro-independence social majority” in the country. “We want to work to influence all the undecided people.” Forcadell also emphasized that this path has to be followed by the government, town councils, and society as a whole together and that “this can’t be long postponed in time.”

“In spite of the crisis, we succeeded in generating hope,” said the president of the ANC, who highlighted that Mas asked the assembly to “keep their hopes up.” The ANC delegation was composed of Marc Ricart, Soledat Balaguer, Ricard Gené, Blanca Serra, and Carme Forcadell.