Francisco de Borja Lasheras

Francisco de Borja Lasheras is the current Head of the European Council on Foreign Relations' Madrid Office.

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Francisco de Borja Lasheras is a political analyst and the current Head of the European Council on Foreign Relations' Madrid Office.

Yesterday’s vote has confirmed that Catalonia’s politics will remain polarised.

The declaration of independence has done much to divide Catalonia, but little to further its self-government claims.