Edeson Online News: Catalans Win Independence Right After Sunday Referendum Vote

Friday 6 October 2017

Catalans Win Independence Right After Sunday Referendum Vote

Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont says the Spanish region has won the right to statehood following a contentious referendum that was marred by violence. He said the door had been opened to a unilateral declaration of independence. Catalan officials later said 90% of those who voted backed independence in Sunday's vote. The turnout was 42.3%.

Spain's constitutional court had declared the poll illegal and hundreds of people were injured as police used force to try to block voting.
Officers seized ballot papers and boxes at polling stations.
"With this day of hope and suffering, the citizens of Catalonia have won the right to an independent state in the form a republic," Mr Puigdemont said in a televised address flanked by other senior Catalan leaders.
"My government, in the next few days will send the results of today's vote to the Catalan parliament, where the sovereignty of our people lies, so that it can act in accordance with the law of the referendum."
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Kaycee Vincent Maduka

Endy Edeson holding one against his will leads to conflict and revolt. Germans did it for Bavaria. Chinese did d same for Hong Kong and they're all living and transacting in peace.

Endy Edeson

@Stanley: In English language, Proscription and Ban are synonyms. @Vincent: You are right but it can only lead to conflict depending on the approach of the aggrieved members

Stanley Uchenna

You people are getting it wrong... how can you say they ban Biafra...they banned IPOB and not Biafra. Stop misleading people

Endy Edeson

@Princess: I wish you the best as you wish for the realisation of Biafra. @Stanley; Okay, you are right IPOB and Biafra are technically the same thing

Nana Yaw Ofosu Evans

Great news!

Mallam Maduka Emeka

dis pple wont giv u guys biafra cos they knw once igbo go, naija wiĺ colapse. lagos wïl colapse cos most of d ïmported goods are from ïgbo men, that mean no more revenue 4 dem, lagos landlords wil die of hunger,who go de buy there bushes agan? same with north, insort mak una live biafra nw

Browayson John Annagu

I'm happy for the Catalunians, they went about theirs with a good strategy unlike the IPOBs, I hope Nnamdi Kanu is learning frm his fatal mistakes?,.. Biafra can still be achieved if he re strategize his plans. Until then, happy 57th independence anniversary NIGERIA & NIGERIANS