Catalan referendum: Region's independence 'in matter of days'

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Source: BBC

Catalonia will declare independence from Spain in a matter of days, the leader of the autonomous region has told the BBC.

In his first interview since a disputed vote on Sunday, Carles Puigdemont said his government would "act at the end of this week or the beginning of next".

Meanwhile, Spain's King Felipe VI said the vote's organisers had put themselves "outside the law".
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Groups in the Catalan parliament have agreed that parliament should meet in full assembly on Monday. Mr Puigdemont could use that occasion to make a unilateral declaration of independence.


Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41493014

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Video of the interview at link.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

1. Hoooooly shit! nt

[Loki Liesmith]

2. Terrible

[muriel_volestrangler]

4. Head of Catalan regional police force to testify as suspect in sedition case

The king branded Sunday's referendum illegal and undemocratic.

But correspondents say his failure to acknowledge the violent repression of the vote has fired up rather than deterred independence supporters.

Meanwhile, Spain's high court has summoned the head of Catalonia's regional police force to testify as a suspect in a investigation of alleged sedition - inciting rebellion against the state.

Josep Lluís Trapero and three other people are expected to appear in court on Friday in a move likely to inflame sentiment further amid Spain's deepest political crisis in decades, say correspondents.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41498685

[BigmanPigman]

5. I didn't expect this, especially so quickly.

[Jake Stern]

6. Why shouldn't Catalans be allowed to exercise self-determination?

Montenegrans were able to. Kosovars were able to.

[SunSeeker]

8. For the same reason we didn't we let the South secede. nt

[SunSeeker]

7. Mission Accomplished, Putin. nt