Breaking: Catalan “Plebiscitary Elections” Set for September 27, 2015

Catalonia will hold a de facto independence referendum through regional elections on September 27, 2015. This one will have “real” effect, unlike the 9N, because the Catalan independence parties would form a unity government and set up the institutions of an independent state, ultimately declaring independence at a date yet to be announced.

#CatalanPresident Today we have agreed on snap elections in 2015, with separate lists, but a shared national ROADMAP pic.twitter.com/zh94f3izB0

— Liz Castro (@lizcastro) January 14, 2015

There will be advanced regional elections in #Catalonia on 27 September that will function as plebiscite & de facto independence referendum.

— Martí Estruch (@MartiEstruch) January 14, 2015

So Junqueras clearly won the negotiations with Mas. Junqueras' *starting* point was separate lists with a common name element, such as 1/2

— Jason Sorens (@JasonSorens) January 14, 2015

…"unity for independence," but now it looks as if he got more than that: parties running under their own names. #catalonia 2/2

— Jason Sorens (@JasonSorens) January 14, 2015