Catalan Parliament declares the Catalan Republic
Government of Catalonia has declared independence from the Kingdom of Spain
- Spain gripped by it's worst constitutional crisis since the death of General Franco
- Spanish Senate activates Article 155 of the Kingdom's constitution suspending Catalonian autonomy
- Expected Madrid will arrest Catalan government figures for treason
- Streets of Barcelona filled with independence supporters celebrating
- Pro-independence towns take down the Spanish and EU flags
The moment the Catalan parliament votes to declare independence from Spain https://t.co/SsFrYwEEtk pic.twitter.com/MFAr93UDau
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) October 27, 2017COPE reports 1,000 people with Spanish flags have taken to the streets of Barcelona.
— The Spain Report (@thespainreport) October 27, 2017
Via @cope_espic.twitter.com/YkOgEMyppSThe stakes are now very high.‘Madrid can only act by force’: Spain & #Catalonia on a crash course https://t.co/rE6hGiUyMH pic.twitter.com/bAjhbaVnUc
— RT (@RT_com) October 27, 2017
The unrecognised country already has it's own Wikipedia page.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalan_Republic_(2017)
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Originally Posted by Wikipedia