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After pro-independence parties won a majority of seats in the
Catalan referendum: preliminary results show 90% in favour of independence
2 October 2017 Subsequently, the
Resolution 1/XI of the Parliament of Catalonia, on the start of the political process in Catalonia as a consequence of the electoral results of 27 september 2015
2015 in law Catalan law Catalan independence movement 2015 in Catalonia Declarations of independence Parliament of Catalonia November 2015 events in Spain 2015 documents November 2015 events in Europe {{Spain-gov-stub
After pro-independence parties won a majority of seats in the Catalan
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election on 27 September 2015, the Declaration of the Initiation of the Process of Independence of Catalonia ( ca, Declaració d'inici del procés d'independència de Catalunya) was issued on 9 November 2015. The declaration declares the start of the process to create an independent Catalan state in the form of a republic and proclaims the start of a participative, open, integrating and active citizens' constituent process to lay the foundation for the future Catalan Constitution.
The declaration was passed with 72 votes in favor, 63 against and 0 abstentions in the Parliament of Catalonia
The Parliament of Catalonia ( ca, Parlament de Catalunya, ; es, Parlamento de Cataluña; oc, Parlament de Catalonha) is the unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. The Parliament is currently made up of 135 mem ...
.
On 9 June 2017, the Catalan government announced the date of the independence referendum
An independence referendum is a type of referendum in which the residents of a territory decide whether the territory should become an independent sovereign state. An independence referendum that results in a vote for independence does not alwa ...
. It was declared illegal on 6 September 2017 and suspended by the Constitutional Court of Spain because it breached the Spanish Constitution of 1978
The Spanish Constitution (Spanish, Asturleonese, and gl, Constitución Española; eu, Espainiako Konstituzioa; ca, Constitució Espanyola; oc, Constitucion espanhòla) is the democratic law that is supreme in the Kingdom of Spain. It was ...
. It was held on 1 October the same year, using a disputed voting process, resulting in a 90% majority of votes favouring independence with a turnout of 42.58%.The GuardianCatalan referendum: preliminary results show 90% in favour of independence
2 October 2017 Subsequently, the
European Commission
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agreed that the referendum was illegal.
See also
*Catalan independence
The Catalan independence movement ( ca, independentisme català; Spanish: ''independentismo catalán'') is a social and political movement (with roots in Catalan nationalism) which seeks the independence of Catalonia from Spain.
The beginning ...
* 2014 Catalan self-determination referendum
* 2015 Catalan regional election
The 2015 Catalan regional election was held on Sunday, 27 September 2015, electing the 11th Parliament of the autonomous community of Catalonia. All 135 seats in the Parliament were up for election. This was the third regional Catalan election i ...
* Catalan Declaration of Sovereignty
* History of Catalonia
Catalonia was first settled during the Middle Palaeolithic era. Like the rest of the Mediterranean side of the Iberian Peninsula, the area was occupied by the Iberians and several Greek colonies were established on the coast before the Roman c ...
* Ibarretxe Plan
The Political Statute of the Community of the Basque Country, better known as the Ibarretxe Plan was a proposal by former ''lehendakari'' Juan Jose Ibarretxe to totally reform the Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country by proposing a free ass ...
References
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Resolution 1/XI of the Parliament of Catalonia, on the start of the political process in Catalonia as a consequence of the electoral results of 27 september 2015
2015 in law Catalan law Catalan independence movement 2015 in Catalonia Declarations of independence Parliament of Catalonia November 2015 events in Spain 2015 documents November 2015 events in Europe {{Spain-gov-stub