Catalonia pushes for independence from Spain with calls for early elections

Catalonia pushes for independence from Spain with calls for early elections 

The leader of Catalonia has signed a decree calling for early parliamentary elections on September 27 which will serve as a proxy vote for the northeastern region’s potential secession in a fresh attempt at gaining independence from the rest of Spain.

Catalonia pushes on with Independence vote on Sunday Defying Spanish justice system

Catalonia pushes on with Independence vote on Sunday Defying Spanish justice system

Catalonia's leader vowed Wednesday that a symbolic independence vote banned by the Spanish government will go ahead on November 9, setting up a constitutional conflict unprecedented in post-Franco Spain.

Defying the latest in a string of legal challenges by Madrid, regional president Artur Mas promised to defend Catalans' "right to decide", despite an order from Spain's Constitutional Court a day earlier to suspend the planned vote.

CATALONIA DEFIES SPAIN BY CALLING SECESSION VOTE

CATALONIA DEFIES SPAIN BY CALLING SECESSION VOTE

The president of Spain’s powerful northeastern region of Catalonia on Saturday formally called an independence referendum, the latest secession push in Europe and one of the most serious challenges to the Spanish state in recent years. Pro-independence sentiment in the economically strong region, where the Catalan language is spoken side-by-side with Spanish, has surged in recent years, fueled by

Catalonia Independence vote "Practically Impossible" to stop - Catalonia President

Artur Mas, Catalonia President says Catalonia Independence vote "Practically Impossible" to stop- 

As the Catalans prepare for the  Diada, the Catalonia annual national day,  Artur Mas, Catalonia's president warned Wednesday it was "practically impossible" to stop the region voting on secession from Spain and looked to Scotland to smooth the way with its own independence referendum.

Artur Mas, who has defied Madrid by calling a vote on independence for the rich northeastern region on November 9, predicted Scotland would stay in the European Union even if it chooses independence and drew hope from that for his own cause.