El presidente de la Generalitat, Artur Mas, se ha erigido como único responsable de la convocatoria de la consulta alternativa de hoy. «Si la Fiscalía busca un responsable, soy yo», ha asegurado después de votar en la escuela Pia Balmes de Barcelona.

Les Catalans ont pu voter symboliquement sur lindépendance de leur région malgré lopposition de Madrid. Envoyé spécial à Barcelone «Je vous assure: jen ai vu un. Il sen vantait, en plus!» Au collège Emperador Carles, près de la gare de Sants de Barcelone, lidentification dun électeur hostile à lindépendance relevait ce dimanche de la chasse au trésor.

Le Monde | * Mis à jour le Daprès les bulletins déjà dépouillés (88,4 %), 1 649 239 personnes ont voté deux fois » oui » aux questions » Souhaitez-vous que la Catalogne soit un Etat ? Et si o ui, souhaitez-vous quil soit indépendant ?

Catalonias nationalist government vowed to step up its secession drive after early results showed four out of five voters in the region backed independence in a referendum which Spains central government dismissed as «useless». Artur Mas, the regional president, called the verdict by more than two million voters «a total success» and said it «made it very clear that we want to govern ourselves».

An informal vote on independence for Catalonia has shown more than 80% in favour, organisers say. The provisional results followed a day of voting across the region in north-eastern Spain. Earlier, Catalan leader Artur Mas hailed the non-binding poll «a great success» that should pave the way for a formal referendum.

The people of Catalonia in north-eastern Spain are set to take part in an informal poll on independence. The Spanish judiciary has ruled the vote unconstitutional but Catalan leader Artur Mar warned against any attempt to disrupt it. Spains constitutional court suspended earlier plans for a referendum on secession.

A group of friends partying in a Barcelona bar agreed to let me tweet their views on Catalonias symbolic independence vote as polling day dawned. You can trace back the tweets in full, plus photos and comments, on my timeline but here is a sample. Question: Does the vote matter?

Polling stations have opened across the north-eastern region of Catalonia for a symbolic vote in defiance of the central government in Madrid and Spains constitutional court. Outside the Jaume I primary school, tucked behind Barcelonas main railway station, the queues began at 7.30am on Sunday morning.

From La Rambla to Fleet Street, Catalans voted in an unofficial independence referendum on Sunday. More than a 1,000 expats and holidaymakers queued for hours in central London to answer the two questions the Spanish government said must not be asked: should there be a Catalan state and should it be independent?

BARCELONA-Hundreds of thousands of Catalans were expected to defy a Spanish court and go to the polls Sunday for a symbolic vote on independence that represents a watershed for their wealthy industrial region. The vote, overseen largely by volunteers and boycotted by most independence opponents, wont be binding and wont have much international credibility.

Catalans formed long lines outside voting stations across the northern Spanish region on Sunday, with an overwhelming majority expected to back a proposal to break away from the rest of the country and form an independent state. The informal poll

In Sundays independence referendum, Catalans chose overwhelmingly to secede, a symbolic move that supporters hope will propel the issue further despite opposition from Spains central government. The «consultation of citizens» in the wealthy northeastern region follows a legal block by the central government against the more formal, albeit still nonbinding, ballot that regional leaders had originally pushed for in announcing the referendum in September.

Posted: BARCELONA, Spain (AP) – Spains northeastern region of Catalonia opened polling stations on Sunday to hold an informal vote on independence that the central government has called illegal. The regional Catalan government pushed forward with the vote despite Spains Constitutional Court ordering its suspension on Tuesday after it agreed to hear the Spanish governments challenge that the poll is unconstitutional.

Catalans are expected to turn out in droves on Sunday to make their strongest show of force to date for breaking away from the rest of Spain in a symbolic independence referendum. But the chances of a formal vote on Catalan autonomy remain slim – partly because regional authorities are themselves divided over how far to go.

BARCELONA – Hundreds of thousands of Catalans are expected to back independence from Spain on Sunday in a symbolic referendum on secession that they hope will propel the issue further despite opposition from Madrid. The «consultation of citizens» in the wealthy northeastern region follows a legal block by the central government against a more formal, albeit still non-binding ballot which regional leaders had been pushing for.

Hundreds of thousands of Catalans voted in a ballot on independence yesterday despite Spanish government opposition and the knowledge that it would change nothing. The organisers said that more than 80 per cent of those who took part voted «yes».

Defying legal and political objections from Madrid, some 2 million Catalans took part in a straw poll on independence today that the regions governing politicians have presented as a prelude to breaking away from the rest of Spain.

On Sunday the people of Catalonia are expected make their strongest statement of intent to break away from Spain when it holds an unofficial poll billed as a symbolic referendum of independence. As with Scotlands referendum, there will be a surge of passion in what is billed in some eyes as a Spanish region moving a tiny step closer towards eventual self-determination.

El presidente de la Generalitat, Artur Mas, se ha erigido como único responsable de la convocatoria de la consulta alternativa de hoy. «Si la Fiscalía busca un responsable, soy yo», ha asegurado después de votar en la escuela Pia Balmes de Barcelona.

Les Catalans ont pu voter symboliquement sur lindépendance de leur région malgré lopposition de Madrid. Envoyé spécial à Barcelone «Je vous assure: jen ai vu un. Il sen vantait, en plus!» Au collège Emperador Carles, près de la gare de Sants de Barcelone, lidentification dun électeur hostile à lindépendance relevait ce dimanche de la chasse au trésor.

Le Monde | * Mis à jour le Daprès les bulletins déjà dépouillés (88,4 %), 1 649 239 personnes ont voté deux fois » oui » aux questions » Souhaitez-vous que la Catalogne soit un Etat ? Et si o ui, souhaitez-vous quil soit indépendant ?

Catalonias nationalist government vowed to step up its secession drive after early results showed four out of five voters in the region backed independence in a referendum which Spains central government dismissed as «useless». Artur Mas, the regional president, called the verdict by more than two million voters «a total success» and said it «made it very clear that we want to govern ourselves».

An informal vote on independence for Catalonia has shown more than 80% in favour, organisers say. The provisional results followed a day of voting across the region in north-eastern Spain. Earlier, Catalan leader Artur Mas hailed the non-binding poll «a great success» that should pave the way for a formal referendum.

The people of Catalonia in north-eastern Spain are set to take part in an informal poll on independence. The Spanish judiciary has ruled the vote unconstitutional but Catalan leader Artur Mar warned against any attempt to disrupt it. Spains constitutional court suspended earlier plans for a referendum on secession.

A group of friends partying in a Barcelona bar agreed to let me tweet their views on Catalonias symbolic independence vote as polling day dawned. You can trace back the tweets in full, plus photos and comments, on my timeline but here is a sample. Question: Does the vote matter?

Polling stations have opened across the north-eastern region of Catalonia for a symbolic vote in defiance of the central government in Madrid and Spains constitutional court. Outside the Jaume I primary school, tucked behind Barcelonas main railway station, the queues began at 7.30am on Sunday morning.

From La Rambla to Fleet Street, Catalans voted in an unofficial independence referendum on Sunday. More than a 1,000 expats and holidaymakers queued for hours in central London to answer the two questions the Spanish government said must not be asked: should there be a Catalan state and should it be independent?

BARCELONA-Hundreds of thousands of Catalans were expected to defy a Spanish court and go to the polls Sunday for a symbolic vote on independence that represents a watershed for their wealthy industrial region. The vote, overseen largely by volunteers and boycotted by most independence opponents, wont be binding and wont have much international credibility.

Catalans formed long lines outside voting stations across the northern Spanish region on Sunday, with an overwhelming majority expected to back a proposal to break away from the rest of the country and form an independent state. The informal poll

In Sundays independence referendum, Catalans chose overwhelmingly to secede, a symbolic move that supporters hope will propel the issue further despite opposition from Spains central government. The «consultation of citizens» in the wealthy northeastern region follows a legal block by the central government against the more formal, albeit still nonbinding, ballot that regional leaders had originally pushed for in announcing the referendum in September.

Posted: BARCELONA, Spain (AP) – Spains northeastern region of Catalonia opened polling stations on Sunday to hold an informal vote on independence that the central government has called illegal. The regional Catalan government pushed forward with the vote despite Spains Constitutional Court ordering its suspension on Tuesday after it agreed to hear the Spanish governments challenge that the poll is unconstitutional.

Catalans are expected to turn out in droves on Sunday to make their strongest show of force to date for breaking away from the rest of Spain in a symbolic independence referendum. But the chances of a formal vote on Catalan autonomy remain slim – partly because regional authorities are themselves divided over how far to go.

BARCELONA – Hundreds of thousands of Catalans are expected to back independence from Spain on Sunday in a symbolic referendum on secession that they hope will propel the issue further despite opposition from Madrid. The «consultation of citizens» in the wealthy northeastern region follows a legal block by the central government against a more formal, albeit still non-binding ballot which regional leaders had been pushing for.

Hundreds of thousands of Catalans voted in a ballot on independence yesterday despite Spanish government opposition and the knowledge that it would change nothing. The organisers said that more than 80 per cent of those who took part voted «yes».

Defying legal and political objections from Madrid, some 2 million Catalans took part in a straw poll on independence today that the regions governing politicians have presented as a prelude to breaking away from the rest of Spain.

On Sunday the people of Catalonia are expected make their strongest statement of intent to break away from Spain when it holds an unofficial poll billed as a symbolic referendum of independence. As with Scotlands referendum, there will be a surge of passion in what is billed in some eyes as a Spanish region moving a tiny step closer towards eventual self-determination.