Catalonia’s regional government declared a landslide win for the “yes” side in a disputed referendum on independence from Spain that
degenerated into ugly scenes of mayhem on Sunday Oct 01,2017, with more than 800
people injured as riot police attacked peaceful protesters and unarmed
civilians gathered to cast their ballots.
Catalonia has “won the right to become an independent state,” Catalan president Carles Puigdemont said after the polls closed, adding that he would keep his pledge to declare independence unilaterally from Spain if the “yes” side wins.
“Today the Spanish state wrote another shameful page in its history with Catalonia,” Puigdemont added, saying he would appeal to the European Union to look into alleged human rights violations during the vote.
Catalan regional government spokesman Jordi Turull told early Monday Oct 02,2017 that 90 % of the 2.26 million Catalans who voted chose the “yes” side in favor of independence.
He said nearly 8 % of voters rejected independence and the rest of the ballots were blank or void.
He said 15,000 votes were still being counted.
The region has 5.3 million registered voters, and Turull said the number of ballots didn’t include those confiscated by Spanish police during violent raids that aimed to stop the vote.
Note
Catalans favoring a break with Spain have long wanted more than the limited autonomy they now enjoy, arguing that they contribute far more than they receive from the central government, which controls key areas including taxes and infrastructure.
Catalonia has “won the right to become an independent state,” Catalan president Carles Puigdemont said after the polls closed, adding that he would keep his pledge to declare independence unilaterally from Spain if the “yes” side wins.
“Today the Spanish state wrote another shameful page in its history with Catalonia,” Puigdemont added, saying he would appeal to the European Union to look into alleged human rights violations during the vote.
Catalan regional government spokesman Jordi Turull told early Monday Oct 02,2017 that 90 % of the 2.26 million Catalans who voted chose the “yes” side in favor of independence.
He said nearly 8 % of voters rejected independence and the rest of the ballots were blank or void.
He said 15,000 votes were still being counted.
The region has 5.3 million registered voters, and Turull said the number of ballots didn’t include those confiscated by Spanish police during violent raids that aimed to stop the vote.
Note
Catalans favoring a break with Spain have long wanted more than the limited autonomy they now enjoy, arguing that they contribute far more than they receive from the central government, which controls key areas including taxes and infrastructure.
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