Final results in banned Catalan independence vote put "yes" on 90.18 percent - regional government

 

Final results in last weekend’s banned Catalan referendum on independence from Spain showed “yes” votes winning 90.18% of votes cast against 7.83% of “no” votes, the Catalan regional government said.

The Catalan government put voter turnout at nearly 2.3 million people, or around 43% of registered voters.

The referendum was declared illegal by the Spanish government and courts. Catalans who favour remaining part of Spain mainly boycotted the ballot and many polling stations were closed.

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