Catalonia Symbolic Independence Vote

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  Pep Guardiola to Stand for Catalan Independence in Vote: Report

  Pep Guardiola has several times publicly displayed his support for the drive to make Catalonia break away from Spain. He flew over from Munich last November to vote in a symbolic non-biding ballot on the issue held by regional leaders.

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  Catalonia Weighs Early Election After Symbolic Independence Vote

  The head of the Catalan government held talks with other senior politicians on Thursday on whether to hold early elections in the Spanish region after a symbolic weekend independence vote.

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  Catalonia to Push Ahead With Independence After Two Million Vote

  Catalonia's nationalist government vowed to step up its secession drive after more than two million people voted on Sunday in a symbolic independence referendum which Spain's central government dismissed as "useless".

• Spain Dismisses Catalan Independence Vote as 'Useless'

  Spanish Justice Minister Rafael Catala dismissed a symbolic independence referendum held Sunday in Catalonia in which some two million people voted as "fruitless and useless".

• Nearly Two Million Vote on Catalan Independence as Polls Near Close

  Nearly two million people had voted on Sunday as polling neared its close in Catalonia's disputed symbolic ballot on independence from Spain, the regional government said.