2017 Catalan independence referendum
The 2017 Catalan independence referendum (Catalan: Referèndum sobre la independència de Catalunya de 2017) is a independence referendum that occurred in Catalonia on 1 October 2017.[1] Political parties that do not want independence will boycott the referendum.
The referendum is illegal according to the Spanish constitution.[2] The Constitutional Court of Spain suspended the referendum on 7 September 2017. The Catalonia government said the court order was not valid, and got support from 750 of 948 municipalities.[3][4] This led to the 2017 Spanish constitutional crisis.
The Government of Spain opposes Catalan independence.[5] However, the Catalan government says it has the right to independence. Catalonia has not gotten any international support.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Jones, Sam (9 June 2017). "Catalonia calls independence referendum for October". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ↑ Duarte, Esteban (11 September 2017). "Catalan Separatists Plot Show of Force in Battle With Madrid". Bloomberg. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ↑ "Catalan independence vote divides region's mayors". Reuters.com. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ↑ "El independentismo inicia su campaña en Tarragona pese a las advertencias del Constitucional". 20minutos.es. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ↑ "Spanish Government rejects Puigdemont's proposal to hold a binding referendum". Catalan News Agency. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
Other websites[change | change source]
- Catalan independence referendum, 2017 Archived 2017-09-15 at the Wayback Machine (in English, Catalan, and Spanish)
- Catalonia Votes Archived 2017-05-29 at the Wayback Machine (in English, German, Spanish, and French)