What if: Barcelona leave La Liga For A Different League

By Amer Khosla | Oct 14, 2017

BARCELONA, SPAIN - OCTOBER 12: Thousands gather in Barcelona for a Spanish National Day Rally on October 12, 2017 in Barcelona, Spain. Spain marked its National Day with a show of unity by opponents of Catalonian independence, a day after the central government gave the region's separatist leader Carles Puigdemont until next week to clarify whether he intends to push ahead with separation. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) /

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THE SCENARIO:

Unrest broke out all over Catalonia, in North-Eastern Spain, as citizens sought to cast their votes on an independence referendum which Mariano Rajoy’s central government had decreed ‘unconstitutional’. More than 800 were injured as the Police cracked down hard on the peaceful voters. Carles Puigdemont, the President of the Generalitariat, has said that Independence will be declared very soon. Everything hangs in the balance as of now.

After the police crackdown, emotions have reached a boiling point. Even neutral and anti-secessionist Catalonians have begun to shift their sympathies elsewhere. The referendum itself spoke volumes of the support for Independence. 90% of voters who turned up to vote, were for Independence. However, only 42% of the population came out to vote, which does make the referendum seem rather hollow.