Declaration of the Initiation of the Process of Independence of Catalonia

"L'Estelada Blava" (The Blue Starred Flag), the blue version of the pro-independence flag

"L'Estelada Vermella" (The Red Starred Flag), the red version of the pro-independence flag

After pro-independence parties won a majority of seats in the Catalan election on 27 September 2015, the Declaration of the Initiation of the Process of Independence of Catalonia (Catalan: Declaració d'inici del procés d'independència de Catalunya) was issued on 9 November 2015. The declaration declares the start of the process to create an independent Catalan state in the form of a republic and proclaims the start of a participative, open, integrating and active citizens' constituent process to lay the foundation for the future Catalan Constitution.[1][2][3][4]

The declaration was passed with 72 votes in favor, 63 against and 0 abstentions in the Parliament of Catalonia.

On 9 June 2017, the Catalan government announced the date of the independence referendum. It was declared illegal on 6 September 2017 and suspended by the Constitutional Court of Spain because it breached the Spanish Constitution of 1978.[5][6] It was held on 1 October the same year, using a disputed voting process,[7][8][9] resulting in a 90% majority of votes favouring independence with a turnout of 42.58%.[10] Subsequently, the European Commission agreed that the referendum was illegal.[8]

See also

• Catalan independence
• 2014 Catalan self-determination referendum
• 2015 Catalan regional election
• Catalan Declaration of Sovereignty
• History of Catalonia
• Ibarretxe Plan

References

1. "The Parliament declares the start of the independence process". Catalan News Agency. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
2. "Catalonia launches process of separation from Spain". VilaWeb. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
3. "Catalonia's parliament votes to begin setting up an independent state". The Telegraph. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
4. "In Catalonia, the Independence Process Begins". Stratfor. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
5. "Recurso de inconstitucionalidad n.º 4334-2017, contra la Ley del Parlamento de Cataluña 19/2017, de 6 de septiembre, del Referéndum de Autodeterminación" (PDF) (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
6. Duarte, Esteban (11 September 2017). "Catalan Separatists Plot Show of Force in Battle With Madrid". Bloomberg. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
7. "Did the referendum comply with basic voting regulations?". El País. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
8. "The EU Commission just said the Catalan referendum was illegal". `[The Independent]]. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
9. Epatko, Larisa (4 October 2017). "What happened with Catalonia's vote for independence -- and what's next". PBS NewsHour. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
10. The Guardian, Catalan referendum: preliminary results show 90% in favour of independence, 2 October 2017

External links

• Resolution 1/XI of the Parliament of Catalonia, on the start of the political process in Catalonia as a consequence of the electoral results of 27 september 2015 (in English)