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| Catalan crisis: Spanish court bars MPs' independence move | |
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| Spain's Constitutional Court has suspended next Monday's session of Catalan parliament, in a bid to pre-empt a possible push for independence. | |
| The court said such a move would be "a breach of the constitution". | The court said such a move would be "a breach of the constitution". |
| Earlier Prime Minister Mario Rajoy warned Catalonia's regional government against declaring independence after a disputed vote last Sunday. | Earlier Prime Minister Mario Rajoy warned Catalonia's regional government against declaring independence after a disputed vote last Sunday. |
| Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont had indicated that he could make such a declaration at next week's session. | |
| In Thursday's ruling, the Constitutional Court upheld a challenge by Catalonia's Socialist Party, which opposes secession from Spain. | |
| Allowing the regional parliament to meet and declare independence, the court said, would violate the rights of the party's MPs. | |
| Organisers of Sunday's referendum put the turnout at 42%, with 2.2 million people taking part. They say 90% voted for independence, however they have not published final results. There have been several claims of irregularities. | |
| There was violence at polling stations as police, trying to enforce a Spanish court decision to ban the vote, attempted to seize ballot boxes and disperse voters. | |
| More on the Catalan crisis |