Spain: Rajoy calls for clarity over Catalan vote
SPANISH Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy called on the Catalan regional government yesterday to say whether it had declared independence or not.
Confusion reigned after Catalan regional President Carles Puigdemont’s Tuesday night speech in the wake of October 1’s unilateral independence referendum for the autonomous community, which Madrid said was unconstitutional and tried to violently suppress.
Following a session of the regional parliament, Mr Puigdemont said he was issuing an independence declaration — but suspending it for weeks for negotiations with Madrid.
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