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| Catalonia referendum: Call for pro-unity rallies in Spain | Catalonia referendum: Call for pro-unity rallies in Spain |
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| Rallies are expected in Spain against Catalonian independence, after Sunday's disputed referendum. | Rallies are expected in Spain against Catalonian independence, after Sunday's disputed referendum. |
| Demonstrations are planned in the capital Madrid and other cities, with supporters calling for a similar rally in Catalonia's capital Barcelona. | Demonstrations are planned in the capital Madrid and other cities, with supporters calling for a similar rally in Catalonia's capital Barcelona. |
| Meanwhile, Spain's government representative in Catalonia earlier apologised to those hurt during police efforts to stop the referendum. | Meanwhile, Spain's government representative in Catalonia earlier apologised to those hurt during police efforts to stop the referendum. |
| But Enric Millo blamed the Catalan government for holding an illegal vote. | But Enric Millo blamed the Catalan government for holding an illegal vote. |
| In the first apology by a Spanish government official over the violence during the referendum, Mr Millo said he could not help but "regret it and apologise on behalf of the officers that intervened". | In the first apology by a Spanish government official over the violence during the referendum, Mr Millo said he could not help but "regret it and apologise on behalf of the officers that intervened". |
| Hundreds of people were injured as police, trying to enforce a Spanish court ban on the vote, attempted to seize ballot boxes and disperse voters. | Hundreds of people were injured as police, trying to enforce a Spanish court ban on the vote, attempted to seize ballot boxes and disperse voters. |
| Thirty-three police officers were also hurt. | Thirty-three police officers were also hurt. |
| What are the latest political developments? | What are the latest political developments? |
| Catalan President Carles Puigdemont now plans to address the Catalan parliament on Tuesday at 18:00 local time (16:00 GMT), the speaker of the parliament in the autonomous north-eastern region says. | Catalan President Carles Puigdemont now plans to address the Catalan parliament on Tuesday at 18:00 local time (16:00 GMT), the speaker of the parliament in the autonomous north-eastern region says. |
| Spain's Constitutional Court had earlier suspended the Catalan parliament session that had been planned for Monday. | Spain's Constitutional Court had earlier suspended the Catalan parliament session that had been planned for Monday. |
| There is speculation that the parliament will declare independence unilaterally at its next sitting, based on the referendum. | There is speculation that the parliament will declare independence unilaterally at its next sitting, based on the referendum. |
| The final results from the poll show 90% of the 2.3m people who voted backed independence. Turnout was 43%. | The final results from the poll show 90% of the 2.3m people who voted backed independence. Turnout was 43%. |
| There have been several claims of irregularities, and many ballot boxes were seized by the Spanish police. | There have been several claims of irregularities, and many ballot boxes were seized by the Spanish police. |
| After a cabinet meeting, the Spanish government spokesman also expressed regret that people had "suffered consequences" during Sunday's vote - though he cast doubt on the numbers who had been injured. | After a cabinet meeting, the Spanish government spokesman also expressed regret that people had "suffered consequences" during Sunday's vote - though he cast doubt on the numbers who had been injured. |
| Íñigo Méndez de Vigo suggested that new elections in Catalonia might be a way to heal the fracture caused by the disputed referendum. | Íñigo Méndez de Vigo suggested that new elections in Catalonia might be a way to heal the fracture caused by the disputed referendum. |
| Meanwhile, the former leader of Catalonia, Artur Mas, told the Financial Times that the region was not yet ready for real independence - even though he believed it had won the right to break away. | Meanwhile, the former leader of Catalonia, Artur Mas, told the Financial Times that the region was not yet ready for real independence - even though he believed it had won the right to break away. |
| Stepping back from the brink? | |
| By BBC's James Reynolds, Alicante | |
| The competing authorities in Barcelona and Madrid could each take a potentially dramatic step. Barcelona has the option of making a unilateral declaration of independence. For its part, Madrid has the power to dissolve self-rule in Catalonia. Each step - if taken - would provoke a constitutional crisis in Spain. | |
| There are some signs that each side may choose to pause. Mr Puigdemont says he will deliver a report to the Catalan parliament on Tuesday about the political situation - a deliberately vague form of words which gives him room for manoeuvre. | |
| More on the Catalan crisis | More on the Catalan crisis |
| In other developments: | In other developments: |