CATALONIA PRESSES AHEAD WITH SYMBOLIC SPAIN SECESSION VOTE (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Tuesday, October 14, 2014, 11:19

The head of Spain's Catalonia's region has said a non-binding vote on independence will go ahead on 9 November, in defiance of Madrid.

The "consultation" vote called by Artur Mas was suspended by the Constitutional Court last month after a challenge by the central government.

However, Mr Mas said he could use a different legal framework to proceed.

Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy had earlier welcomed reports that the vote was being called off.

The government has portrayed the vote as an actual referendum and argues that it cannot be held without the consent of the Spanish state.

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