Spain state advisor supports move to block Catalonia independence vote

Spain state advisor supports move to block Catalonia independence vote

By Elizabeth LaForgia on Oct 30, 2014 02:18 pm
[JURIST] The Spanish state adviser on Thursday announced support for a veto of a watered-down Catalan vote on independence planned for November 9, making it likely that the Spanish government will attempt to have the Catalan "consultation of citizens" blocked by the courts. Spain's Council of State unanimously decided that the government should ask the Constitutional Court [official websites, in Spanish] to declare the vote illegal. Earlier this month, the region of Catalonia scrapped plans [JURIST report] for a non-binding...   +read more