Catalonia will not hold a referendum on independence

The authorities of Catalonia decided not to hold a referendum on independence from Spain in November, the BBC reports. Now representatives of Catalonia will look for an alternative to a referendum. They must report their decision on October 15.

The authorities of Spain called the referendum illegal.

On October 30, the Constitutional Court of Spain at an emergency session suspended the decree on the holding of a referendum on the independence of Catalonia. > The court adopted for consideration the claims of the Government of Spain on the non -compliance of the Constitution of the decree on the referendum and the law on surveys, which actually means the suspension of their actions. The decision was made by 12 members of the Constitutional Court under the chairmanship of the head of the court Francisco Peres Kobos.

According to the Constitution of Spain, the Constitutional Court can suspend the laws for five months. If a decision is not made during this period, this period may be extended.

On September 27, the head of Catalonia, Arthur Mas, signed a decree according to which the residents of the region had to vote on independence on November 9, 2014. On the same day, the First Deputy Chairman of the Spanish Government, Sorai Sansa de Santamaria, called Mas's decision a mistake and promised to prevent a plebiscite.

Catalonia live 7.5 million inhabitants - approximately 16 percent of the population of Spain.

On September 18, the status referendum was held in Scotland - parts of the UK, which claimed independence. Against the background of a high turnout, the idea of ​​independence received support for 44 percent of the voters. According to the results of the plebiscite, Scotland remained as part of the kingdom, while the authorities in London promised to expand the rights of autonomy.