Catalan Protest & Referendum result in Barcelona (01-10-17)

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LIVE Stream: Catalan Protest & Referendum result in Barcelona (01-10-17) October 1, 2017. Saturday, Barcelona: Today Catalans hold their independence referendum voting in Barcelona on 1 october, 2017. Pro independence Catalan supporters and anti referendum protesters protests and holds rally against each others. Catalonia's independence referendum has begun in chaotic fashion as police attempt to prevent the vote from taking place. The Spanish government has pledged to stop a poll that was declared illegal by the country's constitutional court. Police officers are preventing people from voting, and seizing ballot papers and boxes at polling stations. In the regional capital Barcelona, witnesses said police actions occurred during pro-referendum protests. Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont condemned the action of federal police. Catalans line up before dawn at polling stations despite Spanish government's efforts to shut down independence referendum. Voting has been halted at some Catalonia polling stations due to an internet outage 10/1/17. Several hundred people have staged protests in central Madrid in favor of Spanish unity and against the pro-independence referendum authorities in northeastern Catalonia are trying to hold. AN OVERVIEW OF Catalan independence referendum, 2017:- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The regional Government of Catalonia has set a referendum on Catalan independence for 1 October 2017.[1] This referendum was first called for in June 2017 and was approved by the Catalan parliament in a session on 6 September 2017 along with a law which states that independence would be binding with a simple majority, without requiring a minimum turnout.[2] Opposition parties refused to participate in the session and have called on their voters to boycott the vote, except Catalunya Sí que es Pot who abstained but supports participation.[3] The law is illegal according to the Catalan Statutes of autonomy which require a two third majority in the Catalan parliament for any change to Catalonia's status.[4] The referendum itself is also illegal according to the Spanish constitution.[5] It was suspended by the Constitutional Court on 7 September 2017, with the Catalan government stating the court order was not valid for Catalonia and proceeding to gather the support of 750[6] of 948 municipalities of Catalonia,[7][8][9] including a partial support by Barcelona.[10] This led to a constitutional crisis in Spain and started a police operation to stop the referendum. The Government of Spain opposes any Catalan self-determination referendum,[11][12] because the Spanish Constitution does not allow for a vote on the independence of any Spanish region while also deeming it illegal without its consent;[13][14] an interpretation also favoured by the Catalan Statutory Guarantees Council.[15] On the other hand, the Catalan government invokes the right to self-determination for calling the referendum. So far, the Catalan government has tried but failed to get international support; with the exception of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela, in particular, Spain’s European partners see Catalonia’s status as a strictly internal matter.[16] Following a constitutionality check demanded by the Spanish government, the Constitutional Court of Spain annulled the resolution emanated by the Parliament of Catalonia to hold such a vote.[17] The Government of Catalonia, though, maintains that the vote will still be held on 1 October.[1] The Catalan government had aimed to thwart legal action on behalf of the Spanish government by rushing a referendum law through its own parliament, by simple majority, in September[16] declaring that it would then follow a "Catalan-only" legality (as opposed to the general Spanish one). Spain’s deputy prime minister, Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría, had notified the Catalan government in advance that the state would strike down the referendum law right after it was passed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Click here to Subscribe my channel ➤ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaoTHdNGwPuFJA2fxAIiMHQ?sub_confirmation=1 Click here for my previous video: ➤ https://youtu.be/-lkFYwLJGc8 Click here to check out all playlists: ➤ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaoTHdNGwPuFJA2fxAIiMHQ/playlists Click here to follow us in Facebook: ➤ https://www.facebook.com/American-Revolution-Our-Revolution-1698434183779273/ Click here to follow us in Facebook: ➤ https://twitter.com/American_Revol Donate to AMERICAN REVOLUTION and help keep us on the air: 🔴 https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted;_button_id=Y5URERUNU2H98 =================================================== PLEASE LIKE, SHARE & DONATE US. YOUR SUPPORT WILL HELP US TO COVER EVERY LIVE EVENTS FOR YOU... ===================================================