Catalan Lawmakers Vote for Independence in Defiance of Spain|World News

Catalan Lawmakers Vote for Independence in Defiance of Spain|World News Catalan Lawmakers Vote for Independence in Defiance of Spain 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.