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CATALONIA’S REFERENDUM AND THE SPANISH CONSTITUTION
Submitted by christian on Sat, 09/30/2017 - 17:58
The Government in Madrid insists the referendum is illegal and defies the Constitution which says the country is indivisible.
Article 92.1 of the Spanish Constitution provides that ‘Political decisions of special importance’ may be submitted to all citizens in a consultative referendum. The following paragraph stipulates that the ‘referendum’ shall be called by the King on a proposal by the President of the government after previous authorization by the Congress.
