President says most Catalans in favor of referendum on independence
<p>"There's a wide majority that considers that negotiation and a referendum to be the way," said Catalan president Pere Aragonès. "This, for me, is the most relevant."</p>
<p><span id="docs-internal-guid-a9a2c0d3-7fff-e263-8159-44ec9596ee4d"><span>53% of Catalans are now against independence while only 38% are in favor, after years of opinion polls showing the two options practically level in support. 72% of those interviewed for the latest CEO poll believed, however, that Catalonia should decide its future with a referendum.</span></span></p> / ACN