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2017 Catalan independence referendum – Generalitat Of Catalonia

Summary

The 2017 Catalan independence referendum, focused on the Generalitat of Catalonia, has sparked controversy and division in Spain . The regional government claimed that over 7 million people turned out to vote, with 90% in favor of independence . However, the vote was deemed illegal and invalid by the central government in Madrid . The Catalan parliament voted to unilaterally declare independence on October 27, 2017 .

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Time range: Sep 29, 2017 – Oct 04, 2017
Subjects: Catalan independence referendum, Spanish constitutional crisis, Declaration of independence, Secession, Referendum
Locations: Catalonia, Barcelona, Madrid

Timeline

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Sep 29, 2017

Catalonia's parliament approves a law for the independence referendum, which would fast-track a declaration of independence if the voters choose it.

Oct 01, 2017

Catalonia holds a referendum on independence, defying the central government's condemnation of it as illegal and invalid.

Oct 02, 2017

The Catalan government claims that 90% of voters are in favor of independence, while the central government continues to oppose it.

Oct 04, 2017

The Catalan leader states that they will officially declare independence.

Oct 29, 2017

The Catalan parliament adopts a declaration of independence, which is considered illegal by the opposition and leads to a constitutional crisis in Spain.

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[1] Catalonia’s leader: ‘We will declare independence in a ... - CNBC

Although only 2.26 million people out of an eligible 5.3 million Catalans voted, a turnout of around 42 percent, 90 percent of those who did go to the polls voted for independence. The vote ...

[2] Explained: Catalan controversy as independence referendum looms

Then, in late July, Catalan MPs approved procedural changes that would fast-track a declaration of independence should voters chose it. Catalonia’s parliament approved a law for the referendum ...

[3] Catalan government says millions will turn out for referendum

The Catalan government has laid out its plans for the referendum on independence from Spain, claiming that more than 7,200 people will staff 2,315 polling stations across the region to stage a ...

[4] Non-recognition of Catalonia’s unilateral declaration of independence ...

However, on 27 October 2017, the Catalan parliament adopted by a vote of 72 in favour, 10 against and 2 blank ballots, the “Declaration of the Representatives of Catalonia” which had been signed by pro-independence deputies on 10 October 2017. Fifty-three members of the 135-member parliament had left the chamber in protest prior to the voting because they considered the vote illegal.

[5] 2017–2018 Spanish constitutional crisis - Wikipedia

On 27 October, the Catalan parliament voted in a secret ballot to unilaterally declare independence from Spain, with most deputies of the opposition boycotting a vote considered illegal for violating the decisions of the Constitutional Court of Spain, as the lawyers of the Parliament of Catalonia warned.

[6] Timeline of recent events in Catalonia's independence drive

Published 6:41 AM PDT, October 2, 2017. MADRID (AP) — A vote on whether the Catalonia region should secede from the rest of Spain has deeply divided the country. Catalan officials say an overwhelming majority voted Sunday in favor of independence, but the central government in Madrid has repeatedly condemned the referendum as illegal and invalid.

[7] Catalonia referendum result poses crisis for Spain | CNN

Barcelona CNN —. Spain is facing a political and constitutional crisis after Catalans voted in favor of independence in a contested referendum that descended into chaos when police launched a ...

[8] Catalonia referendum: 90% voted for independence, say officials – as it ...

The Catalan government has predicted that 60% of Catalonia’s 5.3 million eligible voters are heading to the polls in defiance of the Spanish government and constitutional court, which have ...

[9] Catalonia referendum: What just happened? | CNN

More than 2.25 million people turned out to Sunday’s referendum across Catalonia, a region in the northeast of Spain. The regional government said 90% of voters were in favor of a split from ...

[10] Catalan referendum: preliminary results show 90% in favour of ...

Catalan officials have claimed that preliminary results of its referendum have shown 90% in favour of independence in the vote vehemently opposed by Spain.

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Catalonia: independence referendum 2017 | RailUK Forums

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The Spanish Court Decision That Sparked Catalan Vote - The Atlantic

October 1, 2017. In 2010 Spain’s Constitutional Court issued a landmark ruling that inadvertently laid the ground for Sunday’s independence referendum in Catalonia.

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Constitutional crisis in Spain over Catalan independence referendum ...

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Catalan independence referendum descends into chaos | CNN

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(PDF) 'The Catalan Independence Referendum: An Assessment of the ...

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Catalan independence referendum illegal under Spanish constitution ...

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Catalan independence vote: Live updates +++ – DW – 10/01/2017 - dw.com

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Catalonia declares independence from Spain - Al Jazeera

27 Oct 2017. Barcelona – The parliament of Catalonia has voted to declare independence from Spain. Seventy legislators voted in favour, 10 voted against, while two cast blank ballots.

Catalonia independence: Spain takes charge of Catalan government - BBC

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Everything you need to know about Catalonia's independence referendum ...

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Independence in Catalonia – now what? - EL PAÍS English Edition

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Catalans to vote again on independence? – DW – 09/07/2017

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Spain set to strip Catalonia of powers over independence bid

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Catalan referendum stokes fears of Russian influence

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Catalonia independence referendum: Final results show 90% backed ...

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After the Catalan referendum: what happens next?

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Catalonia Referendum Results Are In After Day of Violence - The Intercept

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Catalonia referendum: 90% voted for independence, say officials – as it ...

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Violence against Catalan voters: what we know so far | Catalonia | The ...

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Catalonia’s independence referendum explained - YouTube

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The referendum in Catalonia, explained | Brookings

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Thousands protest and strike over Catalonia referendum violence

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Catalonia’s independence referendum: how the ... - The Conversation

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Catalonia weighs up declaration of independence - The Guardian

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Spain's top court blocks Catalan referendum law – DW – 09/07/2017

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Referendum w Katalonii w 2017 roku – Wikipedia, wolna encyklopedia

Referendum w Katalonii w 2017 roku (także w formie „1-O”) – przeprowadzone 1 października 2017 roku, nieuznawane przez rząd Hiszpanii referendum, dotyczące niepodległości Katalonii. Głosowanie zostało zarządzone przez kataloński rząd 9 czerwca 2017 [6] [7] , zaś niezbędną akceptację Parlamentu Katalonii w kontrowersyjnych okolicznościach uzyskało 6 września 2017 [8] .

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EL PAÍS, with the Estatut. Agreements cannot be reached with those who stage a coup. There can, however, be dialogue over more self-government. Speaker of the Catalan parliament, Carme Forcadell, during a protest at the regional High Court after arrests were made of those preparing the illegal referendum. Marta Pérez (EFE) When the attempted ...

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From the perspective of UK constitutional lawyers, the conflict over Catalonia holding an independence referendum may be difficult to understand, as it stands in stark contrast with the negotiated process that followed the Edinburgh Agreement and led to the vote on Scottish independence in 2014. For many, this would seem the example to be followed in similar cases. However, in the Catalan case ...

Catalonia: The Problems and Errors of the Independence Movement

C atalonia is experiencing the greatest social and political crisis, and soon also economic crisis, since democracy returned to Spain. I have previously written on the dimensions of the great social crisis in Catalonia, the greatest in this century and the end of the previous one (“El mayor problema que tiene hoy Catalunya del cual no se habla: la crisis social”, Público, June 30, 2017).