Puigdemont insists on referendum in online debate

Catalan president says international support for the referendum on independence is key, and can be won with a clear message on October 1

Catalan president on the mobile chat with members of the public (by ACN)
Catalan president on the mobile chat with members of the public (by ACN) / ACN

ACN | Girona

August 2, 2017 07:21 PM

The President of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, in an online chat open to the public, said his government was not planning for a unilateral declaration of independence, arguing that the self-determination referendum planned for October 1 is the “best declaration a country can make”. During the chat, which took place Wednesday on the Catalan mobile app ZoneTacts, Puigdemont said: “There will be polling stations open and nothing will be able to prevent them from opening normally.”