Catalonia Isn't Really About to Break Away From Spain, Is It?
- Regional leaders ask Catalans to vote on independence Sunday
- Spanish government says separatists' plans are illegal
The Catalonian Winemaker Who Wants to Bid Spain Adiós
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Catalans head to polls on Sunday for one of the more unusual and important regional elections of recent times.
For many Catalans, the Sept. 27 ballot is the definitive vote on independence from Spain that they were denied last year by the Constitutional Court. For the central government in Madrid, it’s a flight of fancy by regional President Artur Mas with no legal basis that is distracting officials from the important business of fixing up the region’s economy.