Puigdemont made a symbolic declaration of independence on Tuesday night, only to suspend it seconds later and call for negotiations with Madrid. But far-left Catalan political group CUP called on Puigdemont to make an unequivocal declaration of independence in defiance of the deadlines. The CUP only holds 10 seats in the 135-seat Catalan parliament. “If a state proclaims itself independent and cannot act as such, it’s an independence that is merely aesthetic,” he told Catalan television TV3. “If we allow Catalonia - and it is none of our business - to separate, others will do the same.

Source: bd News24 October 13, 2017 10:41 UTC