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.
2017 Catalan Independence Referendum Media
Pro-independence flags in Barcelona
Catalan president Carles Puigdemont and 700 mayors of Catalonia on the meeting at preparation of referendum, 16 September 2017
Final meeting of campaign for referendum in front of Palau Nacional, 29 September 2017
Protests in Barcelona after Spanish police raided Catalan government buildings, 20 September 2017
Around 150 people chanted slogans in favour of the police operation, the unity of Spain and against holding a referendum vote, 21 September 2017.
The Catalan National Assembly's pro-independence "Sí" flag
Ballot paper that the Catalan government intended to use in the referendum, in Catalan, Castilian Spanish and Aranese Occitan, the three official languages of Catalonia
Sinn Féin representatives meeting Catalan President Carles Puigdemont ahead of the referendum.
Demonstration in Bilbao in solidarity with the Catalan referendum, 16 September 2017
Queues of voters at polling stations for the referendum
Spanish National Police in riot gear pushed by a crowd; a protester is hit in the eye by a rubber ball (1 October 2017, Barcelona)
References
- ↑ Jones, Sam (9 June 2017). "Catalonia calls independence referendum for October" (in en-GB). The Guardian. . https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/09/catalonia-calls-independence-referendum-for-october-spain. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ↑ Duarte, Esteban (11 September 2017). "Catalan Separatists Plot Show of Force in Battle With Madrid" (in en). Bloomberg. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-10/catalan-separatists-plot-show-of-strength-in-battle-with-madrid. 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. 30 September 2016. http://www.catalannewsagency.com/politics/item/spain-rejects-puigdemont-s-proposal-to-hold-a-binding-referendum. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
Other websites
- 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)