Daniel Mach
Encyclopedia
Daniel Mach is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Pyrénées-Orientales
department, and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement
. He is the first politician to have spoken in Catalan
in the National Assembly, saying:
Pyrénées-Orientales
Pyrénées-Orientales is a department of southern France adjacent to the northern Spanish frontier and the Mediterranean Sea. It also surrounds the tiny Spanish enclave of Llívia, and thus has two distinct borders with Spain.- History :...
department, and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement
Union for a Popular Movement
The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right political party in France, and one of the two major contemporary political parties in the country along with the center-left Socialist Party...
. He is the first politician to have spoken in Catalan
Catalan language
Catalan is a Romance language, the national and only official language of Andorra and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and Valencian Community, where it is known as Valencian , as well as in the city of Alghero, on the Italian island...
in the National Assembly, saying:
- 'Senyora, els catalans són gent orgullosa, honesta i pacífica. La seva llengua és un dret i saben quins són els seus deures.'
- "The catalans are a proud, honest and peaceful people. Their language is a right and they know what their responsibilities are."