Op-ed: Could an independence referendum on Catalonia actually happen?

On June 9, the Catalan premier, Carles Puigdemont, announced the date and question of his government’s promised referendum on Catalonia’s future relation with Spain. The pro-independence premier said that the referendum would be held on October 1 and that Catalans would be asked to respond to the question: “Do you want Catalonia to become an independent state in the form of a republic?”. It has still not been determined whether the independence referendum can actually happen and what are main barriers to it- are they mainly constitutional or also political.
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