The President of Catalonia called on the region's parliament to postpone with independence

Catalonia President Carles Puchdemon, speaking in the parliament of the region, called on deputies to postpone the adoption of the Declaration of Independence for several weeks, La Vanguardia reports .

According to Puchdemon, such a step is necessary to facilitate negotiations about the fate of Catalonia with Madrid and Brussels. The head of the region called the “gesture of generosity” by Barcelona a rejection of the immediate declaration of independence.

Puchdemon urged not to incite the conflict in Catalonia. According to him, after the referendum on independence, many residents of autonomy were “concerned and frightened”, and companies began to turn the business in the region. “We should not provoke violence. On the contrary, we should reduce tension,” the head of the region emphasized.

Nevertheless, plebiscite was a "political success," Puchchdemon said. He expressed confidence that Catalonia received the right to independence, and voters were able to express their will, despite the "cruel police attacks."

Spanish police officers were going to immediately arrest Puchdemona if he announced independence in the Catalan parliament, Bloomberg reports with reference to two sources familiar with Madrid's plans. It is alleged that elite police units were sent to Barcelona. At the same time, the Spanish security forces were preparing to resist local law enforcement officers if they began to defend the president of autonomy.

According to the Law on referendum adopted by the Parliament of Catalonia, the deputies should have proclaimed the independence of the region 48 hours after the end of the vote.

The referendum on the independence of Catalonia took place on October 1. According to the autonomy authorities, more than 90 percent of the voted - 2.26 million people spoke from Spain. The turnout amounted to 42 percent. After the start of the vote, the Spanish security forces began to storm the plots and take the urn from there. Referendum participants were detained and beat; In some cases, demonstrators were fired by rubber bullets. In total, 844 people suffered from the actions of the security forces, while the police themselves did not interfere with the Catalonia.

The preparation and conduct of the Catalonia of the Referendum on Independence entailed the largest constitutional crisis in Spain over the past few decades. The Basic Law of the Kingdom does not give the regions the right to withdraw from the country. Based on this, the Constitutional Court of Spain suspended the Catalan Law on the referendum.