![]() Even though the EU came down strongly on the side of Spanish unity, Puigdemont was not extradited to Spain. He attempted to set up a “Catalonian Government-in-exile”, while there. The architect of the illegal referendum, Carlos Puigdemont, fled to Brussels, serving as an MEP for Waterloo. Hundreds of pro-independence figures were arrested, charged, and imprisoned for sedition/violating the Spanish Constitution. ![]() Catalonia’s leaders declared independence (but quickly “undeclared” it too, hilariously), making their actions criminal. Not only was the referendum illegal under Spanish laws, but the turnout for the referendum was only 43%, as the majority of Catalonia’s population ignored the illegal vote. In 2017, the separatist government of Catalonia held an illegal referendum that saw a majority of the voters who turned out vote in favour of separating from Spain. ![]() The answer? Yes.įor those unaware (western media has been somewhat muted on this bit of news), Spain is currently being rocked by protests against the PSOE (Spanish Socialists), as they have managed to cobble together a proposed governing coalition thanks to a very, very controversial deal that they have struck with two separatist parties from the region of Catalonia. I chose to wait an extra day before publishing this weekend’s SCR because I wanted to see if there were any new developments in Spain since yesterday.
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