Sunday, November 9, 2014

Spain Calls Catalan Independence Polls 'Useless', 'Anti-Democratic' (Reports)

Spain’s government considers the polls for independence in Catalonia a “useless” and “anti-democratic exercise”, the EFE news agency reported Sunday.

According to the Spanish government, the behavior of Catalonia's regional president, Artur Mas, “makes the future very complicated”, and that the polls were not valid and did not bear any political advantages for the head of the Catalan government, as reported by the news agency.


Spain’s prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, will spend the polling day at his official residence, the Moncloa palace, from where he will receive immediate news in regards to the ongoing polls, EFE reported.

On November 9 (07:00 GMT), Spain's northeastern autonomous region Catalonia is holding an unofficial independence "consultation". Residents of Catalonia aged 16 and over are answering two questions: "Do you want Catalonia to become a state?" and "If so, do you want Catalonia to be an independent state?"

As of 1 p.m. local time (12:00 GMT) more than 1.1 million Catalans had voted.

Spanish government sees the voting as illegal and tried to block it by filing complaints to the Constitutional Court. However, Catalan President Artur Mas has stated that Catalonia will carry out the consultation despite the central government's protests.

(RIA Novosti)
9/11/14
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5 comments:

  1. Vote sur l'indépendance en Catalogne: près de deux millions de participants à 18h00...

    Près de deux millions de personnes avaient participé dimanche à 18H00 (17H00 GMT) au vote symbolique sur l'indépendance de la Catalogne organisé dimanche dans cette région et interdit par Madrid, a annoncé l'exécutif catalan.

    Cette consultation sans valeur légale - faute notamment de listes électorales et de commission de supervision - a attiré exactement 1.977. 531 participants et elle est encore ouverte jusqu'à 20H00, a annoncé Joana Ortega, vice-présidente de la Generalitat..............http://www.rtl.be/info/monde/europe/1140306/vote-sur-l-independance-en-catalogne-pres-de-deux-millions-de-participants-a-18h00
    9/11/14

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  2. Cataluña comienza el recuento de más de dos millones de papeletas
    Hasta las 18.00 habían tomado parte en la consulta alternativa el 31,74% de los residentes

    [ El dispositivo de la Generalitat pasa la prueba ]

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    La participación en la consulta alternativa catalana del 9-N hasta las 18.00 ha sido de 1.977.531 personas solo en los colegios electorales de Cataluña, sin contar los centros de voto ubicados en el extranjero, según ha informado la vicepresidenta de la Generalitat, Joana Ortega. Los partidos y entidades convocantes del llamado "proceso participativo" han manifestado su satisfacción, e incluso su sorpresa, por lo que, hasta el momento, consideran un éxito de convocatoria.............http://politica.elpais.com/politica/2014/11/09/actualidad/1415542400_466311.html
    9/11/14

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  3. Catalonia vote: 80% back independence - officials ...

    An informal vote on independence for Catalonia has shown more than 80% in favour, officials say.

    The provisional results followed a day of voting across the autonomous region in north-eastern Spain.

    The non-binding vote went ahead after Spain's constitutional court ruled out a formal referendum.

    Earlier, Catalan leader Artur Mas hailed the non-binding poll "a great success" that should pave the way for a formal referendum.

    "We have earned the right to a referendum," he told cheering supporters.

    "Once again Catalonia has shown that it wants to rule itself."

    He added: "I ask the people in the world, I ask the media and I also ask the democratic governments in the world to help the Catalan people decide its political future." .............http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29982960
    10/11/14

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  4. Vote en Catalogne: 80,7% des participants pour l'indépendance (résultats provisoires) ..,

    Quelque 80,7% des personnes ayant participé au vote symbolique sur l'indépendance organisé dimanche en Catalogne se sont prononcés en faveur de celle-ci, soit 1,6 million de voix, selon des résultats provisoires diffusés par l'exécutif catalan.
    Ces résultats diffusés après dépouillement de 88,4% des bulletins indiquent que 1.649.239 personnes ont voté deux fois "Oui" aux questions "Souhaitez-vous que la Catalogne soit un Etat ? Et si "oui, souhaitez-vous qu'il soit indépendant ? ", a annoncé Joana Ortega, vice-présidente de l'exécutif. Selon elle, au moins deux millions de personnes ont participé à la consultation.................http://www.rtl.be/info/monde/europe/1140373/vote-en-catalogne-80-7-des-participants-pour-l-independance-resultats-provisoires
    10/11/14

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  5. El 'sí-sí' a la independencia vence con el 96,8% de los votos del 9-N ...

    La consulta soberanista del 9 de noviembre ha finalizado con la esperada victoria del doble 'sí' a favor de la independencia de Cataluña con el 80,72% de los votos de un total aproximado de 2.250.000 personas que han acudido a las urnas durante el 9-N.

    Con el 96,8% del escrutinio finalizado a las 00.30, la cifra aproximada de personas favorables a la independencia de Cataluña es de 1.649.000 personas.

    El apoyo al 'sí-no' -es decir, sí a la creación de un Estado pero buscar una nueva relación con España- ha logrado el 10,09% de los votos, lo que se traduce en 206.599 sufragios.

    El 'no' ha logrado el 4,54% de los votos, mientras que los votos en blanco se han limitado a un 0,56%...........http://www.elmundo.es/cataluna/2014/11/09/545fd1f8268e3e6b1c8b4577.html
    10/11/14

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