Constitutional Court blocks Catalunya referendum Bill, but region intends to forge ahead
Friday, September 8, 2017 @ 7:10 PM
A REGIONAL law reform passed on Wednesday allowing Catalunya to hold a referendum and unilaterally declare independence if the public votes for it has been suspended by Spain's Constitutional Court.
Over 900 mayors in the region have been told by the highest court in the land that they could be fined and struck off if they cooperate with the voting process on October 1.
Spanish president Mariano Rajoy, who filed the appeal after an emergency cabinet meeting yesterday (Thursday) morning, has said the referendum on secession 'is not going to happen'.
He has told Catalunya's president Carles Puigdemont to 'just accept with good grace' that he 'will have to admit defeat'.
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