Council for the Republic 'against' Catalan interests, says unionist group

The Council for the Republic, a private organization to be presented on Tuesday evening and headed by former president Carles Puigdemont from exile, which aims to promote the Catalan independence movement abroad, has not been well received by everyone.

Societat Civil Catalana (SCC), a group that is against independence, rejects the initiative. The SCC head, José Rosiñol, called president Quim Torra's plans to present the Council on Tuesday evening a "performance" and "against the interests of Catalans.”

Council for the Republic, to be presented on Tuesday evening

The Catalan president is due to launch the Council for the Republic at 7pm on Tuesday evening, and the event will feature speeches by Torra, vice president Pere Aragonès, former president Carles Puigdemont and former minister Toni Comín, both from Belgium.

Call for unionists to “stitch together a unified strategy”

Yet, at a public event on Tuesday morning, Rosiñol called on Catalans who feel "cheated" by the independence movement to reflect and talk about it, as long as it is within the law, and he also called on unionist parties to "stitch together a unified strategy."