CATALONIA --- 80% of Catalans say 'Yes' to independence in symbolic ‘referendum’ — RT News
An overwhelming majority of Catalans have said “yes” to independence
and secession from the central Spanish government in Madrid in a
highly-anticipated but symbolic referendum poll on Sunday.
Some 80.72 percent voted
to form a state independent of Spain, Joana Ortega, vice
president Catalonia said shortly after midnight, with over two
million Catalans reportedly turning out for the unofficial
referendum. Ortega could not immediately give an official turnout
rate since there was no formal electoral roll for some 5.4
million registered Catalan voters.
A child deposits her mother's ballot at a
polling station in a school in front of Catalan "Gegants", or giant
figures, while voting in a symbolic independence vote in Barcelona,
November 9, 2014. (Reuters / Paul Hanna)
