2014/09/19

Catalan president says will sign decree to call independence vote



Catalonia's President Artur Mas attends a news conference to discuss the results of the Scottish independence referendum at the Palau de la Generalitat in Barcelona September 19, 2014.



(Reuters) - The president of the north-eastern Spanish region of Catalonia, Artur Mas, said on Friday he would sign a decree law to call a Nov. 9 vote on independence from Spain, in a move vigorously opposed by Madrid.

"I will sign the decree for the consultation in Catalonia, in fact I will call this consultation for Nov. 9 as agreed some months ago with the majority of Catalan political forces," he said, adding the Scottish 'no' vote was not a setback for Catalonia.

CREDIT: REUTERS/GUSTAU NACARINO



(Reporting By Sonya Dowsett, Editing by Sarah White)

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