It's Official. The Catalan Parliament has just voted for independence. 70 'Yes' (needed 68), 10 'No', 2 blank. As AP reports, Catalan separatist lawmakers passed a motion to establish a new republic independent of Spain, as the opposition boycotts the vote: We constitute the Catalan Republic, as an independent and sovereign country, under
Catalonia Parliament Votes Independence, Spain Vows To Crush ‘Rebellion’
“We constitute the Catalan Republic, as an independent and sovereign country, under the rule of law,” read the preamble to the resolution.