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janrinok
on Friday September 08 2017, @06:25PM
from the then-the-Basques,-and-then-...? dept.
from the then-the-Basques,-and-then-...? dept.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41191327
Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy says he will ask the courts to revoke a law passed by the Catalan regional government to hold a referendum on independence. He described the vote, planned for 1 October, as illegal.
Earlier, state prosecutors said they would bring criminal charges against Catalan leaders for their endorsement of the referendum.
The pro-independence majority in Catalonia's parliament passed the referendum law on Wednesday. Spain's wealthy north-eastern region already has autonomous powers but the regional government says it has popular support for full secession.
See also:
- Will Catalonia try to secede from Spain this year? [Jan 2017]
- Catalan independence: Plan for quick split from Spain after vote [Jul 2017]
- Catalonia's push for independence from Spain [Nov 2015]
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There *__is* intelligent life on Earth, but I leave for Texas on Monday.
(Score: 2) by bob_super on Friday September 08 2017, @07:10PM (2 children)
Some articles are more equal than others...
(Score: 1, Troll) by Ethanol-fueled on Saturday September 09 2017, @02:12AM (1 child)
Go Catalonia! Go Basqueonia! Stick it to those pendejo pinche rattas Merkeles who want Islamic scum in your beautiful and olive oil-drenched land!
Carve those cerdos into Jamon Serrano, serve with extra olive oil, and enjoy with a cerveza y siesta!
AYEEEEE! YEEEHAAA! Andale!
(Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 09 2017, @02:52AM
http://www.abc.es/espana/abci-mapa-islam-espana-300000-musulmanes-mas-ultimos-cinco-anos-y-1400-centros-culto-201604102314_noticia.html [www.abc.es]
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalu%C3%B1a [wikipedia.org]
In Catalonia (as Autonomia) 510481, total population 752259, that makes over 6.8% already.
Only Spanish administrative places with higher % are probably the two small autonomous cities in the north of Africa, Ceuta and Melilla (they are special cities, the rest of the country goes with Autonomies of one or more provinces).
And central government already told Merkel to go fuck herself about immigrants, because "open door" would be an invitation to get an horde at the doors... and that exactly what happened. Some countries said no loudly, Spain just plays dumb and paperwork is sloooooooooow.
Andale, pendejo and pinche are more Central and South American terms, BTW.