2017 Catalan independence referendum
The 2017 Catalan independence referendum (Catalan: [Referèndum sobre la independència de Catalunya de 2017] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) 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
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2017 Catalan Indepedence Referendum by province
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2017 Catalan Indepedence Referendum by Vegueries
Pro-independence flags in Barcelona
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Catalan president Carles Puigdemont and 700 mayors of Catalonia on the meeting at preparation of referendum, 16 September 2017
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Final meeting of campaign for referendum in front of Palau Nacional, 29 September 2017
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Protests in Barcelona after Spanish police raided Catalan government buildings, 20 September 2017
- Un centenar de persones en suport a la Guàrdia Civil davant la caserna de Travessera de Gràcia (2017-09-21).webm
Around 150 people chanted slogans in favour of the police operation, the unity of Spain and against holding a referendum vote, 21 September 2017.
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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
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Sinn Féin representatives meeting Catalan President Carles Puigdemont ahead of the referendum.
- Un agent de la Policia Nacional espanyola dispara un tret de bala de goma a la cara d'un veí.webm
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
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- 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)