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Girona renames square 'Plaça 1 d'Octubre' to mark referendum
13/02/2018
THE COSTA Brava's capital city has agreed to change the name of a prominent square to 'Plaça 1 d'Octubre' in homage to the date of the disputed independence referendum in Catalunya.
Girona is governed by the pro-secession party PDeCAT and, along with the Catalunya Left Republicans (ERC) and the CUP, all of which are in favour of the region's independence, presented a motion to re-baptise the Plaza de la Constitución ('Constitution Square').
Catalunya's separatists insist the Spanish Constitution should not apply to them as 90% of those who cast their ballots in the controversial referendum – about 40% of eligible voters – opted for independence.
And Article 155 of the Constitution being triggered by the national government after the referendum effectively stripped the region of its self-governing powers and transferred these to the State, making the Magna Carta even less popular.
The name change was put to the vote and 18 members of Girona city council supported it, with seven dissenting.
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THE COSTA Brava's capital city has agreed to change the name of a prominent square to 'Plaça 1 d'Octubre' in homage to the date of the disputed independence referendum in Catalunya.
Girona is governed by the pro-secession party PDeCAT and, along with the Catalunya Left Republicans (ERC) and the CUP, all of which are in favour of the region's independence, presented a motion to re-baptise the Plaza de la Constitución ('Constitution Square').
Catalunya's separatists insist the Spanish Constitution should not apply to them as 90% of those who cast their ballots in the controversial referendum – about 40% of eligible voters – opted for independence.
And Article 155 of the Constitution being triggered by the national government after the referendum effectively stripped the region of its self-governing powers and transferred these to the State, making the Magna Carta even less popular.
The name change was put to the vote and 18 members of Girona city council supported it, with seven dissenting.
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