"Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont slammed the Spanish government but stopped short of declaring independence during a Tuesday address to the regional parliament.
The government claims a 90-percent majority backed independence in an Oct. 1 referendum. The Spanish government and constitutional court have deemed the results illegal.
Puigdemont said he was “not planning any threats or any insults” and that he aims to “de-escalate” tension with Spain.
“Today I assume the mandate for Catalonia to become an independent state in the form of a republic,” Puigdemont said. “We’re suspending the declaration of independence for a few weeks, because we want a reasonable dialogue, a mediation with the Spanish state.”
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/10/catalonia-postpones-independence-plans/
The government claims a 90-percent majority backed independence in an Oct. 1 referendum. The Spanish government and constitutional court have deemed the results illegal.
Puigdemont said he was “not planning any threats or any insults” and that he aims to “de-escalate” tension with Spain.
“Today I assume the mandate for Catalonia to become an independent state in the form of a republic,” Puigdemont said. “We’re suspending the declaration of independence for a few weeks, because we want a reasonable dialogue, a mediation with the Spanish state.”
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/10/catalonia-postpones-independence-plans/