Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Artur Mas: Catalonia referendum will go ahead

Artur Mas, the combative president of Catalonia, has vowed to press ahead with a referendum on independence from Spain – despite an earlier declaration that the vote had been cancelled.

On Tuesday morning Mariano Rajoy, the Spanish prime minister, welcomed an apparent declaration from the Catalan government that the referendum could not go ahead. Joan Herrera, head of the leftist party ICV, said Mr Mas told leaders of pro-vote parties at a meeting that ended late on Monday that the referendum plan would have to have to be changed .... http://www.telegraph.co.uk