Catalonia’s president Carles Puigdemont, is adamant that he will declare independence from Spain days after 90% of participants in a unilateral referendum voted for the region to become a separate state.
But the Spanish government, and the country’s constitutional court, ordered the referendum to be suspended last month. Puigdemont argues his government has been left with no choice but to proceed unilaterally as repeated attempts to discuss the matter with the Madrid government have been ignored.
King Felipe made a rare television address on Tuesday night, in which he accused Catalan authorities of attempting to break “the unity of Spain” and warned that their push for independence could threaten the country’s social and economic stability.
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