In Barcelona, ​​hundreds of thousands of people went out on the march for the unity of Spain

In Barcelona, ​​hundreds of thousands of people went out on the march for the unity of Spain to condemn the region's vote for the independence of Catalonia.

This was reported by AFP.

ÚLTIMA HORA | Más de un millón de personas participan en la manifestación de Barcelona, según los convocantes https://t.co/JCTCkqsKgO pic.twitter.com/oa0YHJzA90

— EL PAÍS (@el_pais) October 29, 2017

Participants of the action sang "Vivat, Spain!" In the capital of Catalonia, fluttering with national flags. The action was held under the slogan "Catalonia is all of us".

The city police said that about 300 thousand people took part in the march. The organizers themselves said that there were 1.3 million on the streets, while, as a representative of the central government, the figures were reduced to one million.

On 28 October, a massive demonstration took place in Madrid to support the unity of the country and the actions of the Spanish authorities against Catalonia.

On October 27, the Spanish Senate suspended the autonomy of Catalonia , applying 155 article of the constitution, direct administration is introduced in the region. After that, Madrid dissolved the Parliament and the Government of Catalonia .

On October 27, the Catalan Parliament voted for a resolution that formally declares independence from Spain.

Spanish PM Mariano Raho asked the Spanish Senate to suspend the autonomy of Catalonia due to non-fulfillment of constitutional obligations.

On October 1, a referendum on independence from Spain took place in Catalonia. It was reported that the Spanish police used rubber bullets against supporters of the independence of Catalonia.

"The longest Catalan independence ": two realities of one Spain.

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