Submitted by christian on Mon, 10/02/2017 - 14:20
According to the Catalan government, preliminary results showed that 90% of people cast their ballots in favour of independence. A total of 2.26 million Catalans – 42% of the region’s 5.3 million eligible voters – are said to have taken part in the referendum.
In the next few days, the results of the referendum will be sent to the Catalan parliament. The law passed by the Catalan parliament last month backing the vote, while declared invalid by the Spanish courts, says the government should declare independence within 48 hours of a Yes vote, regardless of turnout levels.
