Spain hails Scots' 'No' but Catalans defiant
The Spanish government on Friday welcomed Scotland's "No" vote on independence, but Catalans set on breaking away from Spain pushed ahead defiantly for their own ballot on self-rule.
(AFP) The Spanish government on Friday welcomed Scotland's "No" vote on independence, but Catalans set on breaking away from Spain pushed ahead defiantly for their own ballot on self-rule.
Nationalists in the northeastern Catalonia region keenly watched the result from Scotland, knowing a "Yes" result there would fire up their own campaign to hold a vote -- a move fiercely opposed by Spain's central government.
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