Vote of no confidence to oust Rajoy underway
Pro-independence parties crucial for the initiative to succeed
Pro-independence parties crucial for the initiative to succeed
From Belgium, Quim Torra says he is keen to hear Spanish opposition leader’s proposals for Catalonia ahead of vote of no confidence
Catalan MP in Belgium will stop voting through a delegate in parliament
Catalan pro-independence parties could be key to making it succeed
American actor becomes member of pro-independence organization
Spanish government to appeal against law change to swear in Puigdemont
Q&A on the investiture debate, find out about some key points so as to understand what could happen tomorrow
Pro-independence leader is the nominated candidate in the debate to pick a new Catalan president to be held by January 31
With the round of talks with party leaders at an end, Carles Puigdemont is the only candidate on the table
If allowed, they would be able to vote in the investiture debate, as well as throughout the parliamentary term
From the mass demonstration in favor of hosting refugees to the independence declaration, it has been one of the most intense years ever in Catalonia
ANC, Òmnium, ERC, PDeCAT, CUP and Súmate among organizations presenting the push to choose independence on October 1
Some 50 personalities have joined the campaign with recent adherents including Nobel Peace laureate Jody Williams, singer and activist Yoko Ono and former footballer Eric Cantona
Francesc de Dalmases states Catalans will vote in October 1 independence referendum in meeting with think tanks, States representatives and foreign journalists
International personalities such as Nobel Peace Prize Rigoberta Menchú, Sinn Féin’s Gerry Adams or US actor Viggo Mortensen have joined the ‘Let Catalans vote’ manifesto. The document, first published in 2014, supports the Catalans’ “democratic right to vote on their political future” and warns that “preventing Catalans from voting seems to contradict the principles that inspire democratic societies”. The manifesto now boasts 40 signatures, including Nobel Peace Laureate Ahmed Galai, vice-president of the Tunisian League for Human Rights and a member of the National Quartet Dialogue;South African archbishop and Nobel Peace Laureate, Desmond Tutu; and American linguist Noam Chomsky, among others.