Catalan Lawmakers Vote for Independence in Defiance of Spain
- Resolution asks for countries to recognize a Catalan Republic
- Spanish Senate due to give power for premier to seize control
Catalan Parliament Votes for Independent State
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Catalan lawmakers voted to set up an independent state, an irrevocable step that augured a dramatic confrontation with Spanish authorities while delighting their supporters in the streets.
The resolution approved by the parliament in Barcelona said a new republic independent from Spain had been set in motion. The portion of the text submitted to a vote included measures to ask all nations and institutions to recognize the Catalan Republic. Separatist lawmakers broke into the Catalan anthem while opposition parties boycotted the vote.