Rajoy fails to defend that Catalans will lose Spanish nationality
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy ran out of arguments this Tuesday when he tried to claim that Catalans would lose their Spanish nationality in the event of Catalonia’s independence. In an interview with Spanish radio station Onda Cero, Rajoy failed to answer when the Spanish journalist Carlos Alsina told him that Spanish nationality “can’t be removed” and that even if Catalonia were to become an independent country, Catalan citizens would keep both their Spanish and European nationality. Rajoy concluded by saying that “such a disquisition was a dead-end”. Catalan Government spokeswoman, Neus Munté, stated that Rajoy exposed himself and made clear that “he doesn’t know the Constitution that they mention and exhibit everywhere”.
Barcelona (CNA).- Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy exposed himself Tuesday when failing to answer how he would remove Spanish nationality from Catalans. In an interview with Spanish radio station Onda Cero, Rajoy stated that if Catalonia were to become an independent state, Catalans would lose their Spanish nationality. Spanish journalist Carlos Alsina corrected him and recalled that it is specified in the Constitution that everyone who is of Spanish origin and wants to keep their nationality has the right to do so. Rajoy then asked what would happen with their European nationality and Alsina pointed out that as Spain is an EU Member State, Catalans would keep their European nationality as well. Catalan Government spokeswoman, Neus Munté, stated that Rajoy exposed himself and made clear that “he doesn’t know the Constitution that they mention and exhibit everywhere”.
Rajoy also wondered what would happen with Catalans’ European citizenship in the event of Catalonia’s independence. Alsina pointed out that, as Spain is an EU Member State, Catalans would keep their European nationality as well. The Spanish Prime Minister concluded the discussion by saying that “such a disquisition was a dead-end”.
Catalan Government spokeswoman, Neus Munté, reacted to Rajoy’s confusion by saying that he “exposed himself” and made it clear that “he doesn’t know the Constitution that they mention and exhibit everywhere”. The Spanish Constitution specifies that everyone who is Spanish “by origin” and wants to keep their nationality has the right to do so. “We knew about his ignorance regarding Catalonia’s reality” stated Munté “but today he made it clear that he is also ignorant when it comes to the content of the Constitution” she added.