The motion was approved in a municipal assembly in La Pobla de Segur, in 2018. But between making the regulations for the popular consultation and approving it, some time passed. Shortly after, the pandemic emerged.
Therefore, the referendum was postponed and only now has it moved forward. Joseph Borrel is perhaps the most illustrious son of this land located in the region of Lleida, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. But Marc Baró, the mayor of La Pobla de Segur, explains that Borrell made some statements that did not sit well with the residents. He “He said that the Catalans had to disinfect themselves, because they were infected. He made statements against the Catalans in general, ”he says.
The Catalan Joseph Borrel, vice president of the European Commission and current head of Foreign Relations and Security of the EU, was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain in the government of Pedro Sánchez and was always against the independence of Catalonia. He even led and spoke at anti-independence demonstrations in Barcelona.
However, in this referendum, held last Sunday, of the approximately 3,000 inhabitants of La Pobla de Segur, only 322 went to the polls, representing 12%. Of these, 250 voted in favor of changing the name of the street named after Joseph Borrell to Rua 1 de Outubro, the day the Catalan independence referendum was held in 2017. 64 wanted the name to be kept.
The mayor of La Pobla de Segur stresses that this consultation on his land is not binding, and that the process must still be referred to the regional government for a final decision. But independence ideas are still very present in the region. “That, always,” he says, laughing. “Before, the Iberian Peninsula had a single king and, if today Portugal is independent, why not Catalonia?”, He asks himself.
Source: TSF
