Catalan independence vote was unconstitutional, rules top court

Spain's Constitutional Court ruled on the 25 February 2015 that past and future referendums on Catalan independence were illegal. According to the Tribunal Constitucional, only the central government may organise such votes.

Separately, in the annual Debate on the State of the Union in the Spanish Parliament on the 24 February 2015, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy repeated once again that he would 'never' accept putting Spain’s unity in question.

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Deutsche Welle, 25.02.15: Spain court rules Catalonia independence votes illegal http://dw.de/p/1EhD2

ESO: Background information: Catalan president calls early regional election http://www.europeansources.info/record/catalan-president-calls-early-regional-election/

ESO: Background information: Catalan self-determination referendum http://www.europeansources.info/record/catalan-self-determination-referendum/

Catalan News Agency, 25.02.15: Rajoy will 'never' accept questioning of Spain’s unity and does not recognise a ‘de facto’ referendum in Catalonia http://www.catalannewsagency.com/politics/item/rajoy-will-never-accept-questioning-of-spain-s-unity-and-does-not-recognise-a-de-facto-referendum-in-catalonia

The Local.es, 25.02.15: Court bans Catalan independence vote http://www.thelocal.es/20150225/constitutional-court-rules-catalan-independence-vote-illegal

Catalan News Agency, 25.02.15: Constitutional Court bans Catalan Law on Consultation Votes and call for original independence vote http://www.catalannewsagency.com/politics/item/constitutional-court-bans-catalan-law-on-consultation-votes-and-call-for-original-independence-vote

Catalan News Agency, 26.02.15: Judge who wrote draft of Catalan Constitution is expelled from judiciary by Spanish authorities http://www.catalannewsagency.com/politics/item/judge-who-wrote-draft-of-catalan-constitution-is-expelled-from-judiciary-by-spanish-authorities

The Local.es, 12.06.15: Catalan symbolic vote ruled illegal by top court http://www.thelocal.es/20150612/catalan-mock-vote-ruled-illegal-by-top-court

Catalan News Agency 12.06.15: Mas stresses need for plebiscitary independence elections following Constitutional Court ruling http://www.catalannewsagency.com/politics/item/mas-stresses-need-for-plebiscitary-independence-elections-following-constitutional-court-ruling

CNA: Tag: Referendum http://www.catalannewsagency.com/tag/Referendum

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