"I don't share the decision to call an election. I am resigning as a lawmaker and a member of PdeCat (Puigdemont's Catalan Democratic Party)," said Jordi Cuminal on Twitter.Several hundred people also took to the streets and gathered on Placa Sant Jaume, in front of the Catalan government's headquarters in central Barcelona. "Puigdemont traitor," a big banner read.Far-left party CUP, a key support for Puigdemont's minority government, said it would oppose a vote. "Until now, pro-independence supporters had one problem: the Spanish state. "This news is positive for Spain because it looks like Puigdemont is looking for ways other than declaring independence," said ING strategist Martin van Vliet.

Source: Egypt Today October 26, 2017 13:52 UTC