CATALONIA PRESIDENT ORDERS INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM ON NOV. 9 (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Saturday, September 27, 2014, 23:08

Catalonian separatist supporters wave estelada flags in front of Catalonia's Parliament before the approval of a regional consultation law in Barcelona September 19, 2014. (Reuters/Albert Gea)

The president of Catalonia, Artur Mas, has signed a decree calling an independence referendum for Nov. 9. The secessionist drive of the Spanish region has been rebuked by Madrid, which vowed to block the vote.

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has called a government meeting Monday that is expected to provide a legal response to Barcelona’s announcement. Madrid plans to challenge the vote in the constitutional court.

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