Reactions to the pro-sovereignty victory in the international press

Here are a few of the articles in the international press that discuss the victory of pro-sovereignty parties in Catalonia in the EU elections:

– Channel News Asia: Separatist party wins EU vote in Spain’s Catalonia

– Daily Mail.  Separatist party wins EU vote in Catalonia

–Diario de Notícias: Forças pró-independência da Catalunha conquistam maioria absoluta

–The Guardian: Spain: People’s party triumphs while smaller parties make gains. ‘One surprise came from Catalonia, where voter turnout jumped more than 10%, from 36.9% in 2009 to 47.44% in 2014. The region, whose government is pushing to hold a referendum on independence, has been warned by many critics that its drive for sovereignty could leave Catalonia outside of the EU. Artur Mas, the president of Catalonia, noted that several of the parties in support of the referendum had increased their number of seats in the European parliament. He added, “Everything is moving forward, not backwards.’

– Wall Street Journal: Spain’s Ruling Popular Party Wins Most Votes in EU Elections. ‘Catalan voters turned out in strong numbers to make the oldest pro-independence party, Republican Left of Catalonia, the region’s top vote-getter for the first time since the 1930s.’

– Reuters: Spain’s ruling PP wins EU vote, political fragmentation rises. Turnout was particularly strong in Catalonia, the northern Spanish region gripped by a rising separatist movement whose leader is pushing for a referendum on independence in November.

–Le Soir: Les indépendantistes de Catalogne en tête aux élections européennes

-Press TV: Catalonia separatist party wins EU vote in Spain

–La Jornada: Cataluña: ganan independentistas de izquierda elecciones de Parlamento Europeo