Search results
spiegel.de
- Catalans voted in a referendum that had been declared illegal by the government in Madrid, with the support of Spain’s judiciary, but that fulfilled a pledge by the coalition of separatist parties that has governed Catalonia since 2015. The referendum descended into chaos and clashes.
www.nytimes.com › 2017/09/26 › world
People also ask
Did Catalonia referendum result plunge Spain into political crisis?
What is happening in Catalonia on October 8?
Will Spain impose direct rule over Catalonia?
Where did people vote against a referendum on Catalonia?
Oct 2, 2017 · What happened? 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...
On 27 October 2017, the Parliament of Catalonia unilaterally declared independence from Spain. The proposal presented by the pro-independence political parties Junts pel Sí and Popular Unity Candidacy was approved with 70 votes in favor 10 against and 2 blank votes.
Oct 18, 2019 · The crisis first flared in October 2017, when a banned independence referendum was met with a heavy police crackdown. Madrid imposed direct rule on the region shortly after. It is the...
Oct 1, 2022 · October 1, 2017 is arguably the most significant date yet in the story of Catalonia's independence movement. The pro-independence government organized a referendum that asked citizens, "Do you want Catalonia to be an independent country in the form of a Republic?"
14 hours ago · Susana Vera/Reuters. Spain’s Parliament approved a landmark law on Thursday that grants amnesty to Catalan separatists involved in the illegal October 2017 independence referendum, a reprieve ...
Sep 26, 2017 · By Raphael Minder. Sept. 26, 2017. BARCELONA, Spain — Separatist lawmakers declared Catalonia’s independence from Spain on Oct. 27, prompting the central government of Prime Minister Mariano...
- Raphael Minder
8 hours ago · World May 30, 2024 4:37 PM EDT. MADRID (AP) — More than six years since Catalonia’s separatist movement took Spain to the brink of rupture, the nation’s lawmakers gave their final approval ...
