Society should be able to have its say on king, says Catalan government

The Catalan government responded to Madrid’s intention to take a parliamentary motion against the Spanish monarchy to court, arguing that society cannot be prevented from having its say on the monarchy.

“There must be mechanisms where society expresses its opinion on the Spanish royalty,” said the cabinet spokeswoman, Elsa Artadi. “In Catalonia, the assessment of the monarchy is as low as ever, and I do not think any of what the Spanish government is doing is helping.”

In a recent poll, some 60% of the people surveyed gave the king a score of 0, with his average popularity standing at 1.82 out of 10 (see page 37.)