Quote (Black XistenZ @ 14 Oct 2019 19:33)
Is there actually public support in the rest of Spain (outside of Catalonia) for such draconian sentences? Would they really support jailing these people for a decade or more?
To further answer this question, the first poll conducted by a valid source came out. It doesn't divide the feelings of people by region, but rather by voters of different parties. Perhaps they'll provide other date in the upcoming days, but this is it for now:
What do you think of the sentence?
What do you think of the sentence?
Red: the sentence is too soft; it should have been stricter.
Green/Blue: The sentence is fine.
Purple: The sentence is excessive; it should have been less.
Yellow: The sentence is excessive; they should have been freed.
What should the government do now?
What should the government do now?
Red: Appeal, and ask for a stricter sentence.
Green/Blue: Respect and guarantee the enforcement of the sentence.
Yellow: Grant an official pardon to all the people involved.
Source:
https://bit.ly/2IPUltOSo, as you see, the majority of people are happy with the sentence, with mostly just the alt-right (VOX), the green-left (Más País), the alt-left (UP) and the "other" voters being unhappy (albeit for different reasons). The "other" mostly refers to regionalist/nationalis/separatist parties, which includes the catalan ones which are obviously against the whole judiciary process... the "other" voters that support the court's decision are likely regionalist party voters from other places that are tired of the lack of loyalty of the catalan parties and are upset about how those parties always manage to use their presence in parliament to get benefits for Catalonia while their smaller regions are "abandoned".
All this is just an initial reaction, as the sentence came out yesterday... but it does give a good indication on where each party's sentiment is more or less at.
What's interesting is how the alt-left and the alt-right agree on something: they don't want a true separation of powers, and they want the judges to carry out their agenda.