The Consultation of the Catalan National Assembly
The consultation organized by the Catalan National Assembly (ANC) began this Friday to decide the future of the civic list for independence in the next elections to the Parliament of Catalonia. ANC members can respond to the question of whether they agree to push the Civic List for Independence, and voting will run until March 14, with results expected on Saturday 16.
Contrasted Positions
The proposal for the civic list has generated conflicting positions within the entity. While the National Secretariat of the ANC has defended the proposal during the last months, different Local Secretariats have shown opposition to this initiative. Some Local Secretariats have expressed their concern about the possible impact of the civic list on the founding principles of the ANC, especially in relation to the transversality of the entity.
Risk of Losing Foundational Principles
Several Local Secretariats have expressed their concern about the risk of losing fundamental principles of the entity, such as transversality and plurality, if the civic list proposal goes ahead. These Local Secretariats have stressed the importance of maintaining organizational autonomy and transversality as characteristic features of the ANC.
Defense of the Proposal
Despite the criticism, the management of the Catalan National Assembly has defended the proposal of the civic list, arguing that this bet is an assembly one and has been approved by the partners in the various road maps. They emphasized that the civic list seeks to collect the votes that would go to abstention and that transversality is key to making independence effective.
