Nearly 81% of Catalans say yes to independence vote

A vast majority of people in Catalonia have voted for secession in the region’s referendum for independence amid oppositions from the Spanish government.

Vice President Joana Ortega said early on Monday that with approximately all votes counted, 80.72 percent of the Catalans have said yes-yes to two questions about the region’s independence.

The two questions that eligible voters were to answer were: “Do you want Catalonia to become a state?” and “If so, do you want Catalonia to be an independent state?” .... http://www.presstv.ir