Thousands protested in Barcelona against the violence that marred Sunday’s referendum vote
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The final results from Catalonia's independence referendum show that 90 per cent of voters backed secession from Spain, the region's government has said.
Madrid has vowed to ignore the result after Spain's constitutional court declared the poll unlawful.
On Sunday riot police occupied polling stations and attacked voters to stop the plebiscite, called by the local Catalan government, from going ahead.
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The official results, released on Friday, are similar to the preliminary results release by officials in the wake of the poll.
The 90 per cent figure may not reflect the views of everyone in the region because some opponents of independence have stayed away following the declaration that the vote was unlawful.
Similar unofficial referenda to gauge support for independence in the region, including one held in 2014, showed over 80 per cent support for secession.
Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont is set to address the Catalan parliament on Tuesday regarding the “current political situation”, a spokesperson for the body confirmed today.
Catalonia independence referendum: Riot police clash with voters
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A man faces off Spanish Civil Guards outside a polling station in Sant Julia de Ramis
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Riot police form a security cordon around the Ramon Llull school in Barcelona
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Riot police evict a young woman during clashes between people gathered outside the Ramon Llull school in Barcelona
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Spanish Civil Guard officers break through a door at a polling station in Sant Julia de Ramis
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Spanish National Police clash with pro-referendum supporters in Barcelona on Sunday
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Crowds raise their arms up as police move in on members of the public gathered outside to prevent them from voting in the referendum at a polling station where the President Carles Puigdemunt will vote later today
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People confront Spanish Civil Guard officers outside a polling station
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Three man hold each other as they try to block a Spanish police van from approaching a polling station
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A woman shows a ballot to a Spanish Civil Guard officer outside a polling station
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A man wearing a shirt with an Estelada (Catalan separatist flag) and holding carnations faces off with a Spanish Civil Guard officer
Reuters
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Police try to control the area as people attempt to cast their ballot at a polling station in Barcelona
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A man is grabbed by officers as police move in on the crowds
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Two women argue with a Spanish National policeman during clashes between Catalan pro-independence people and police forces at the Sant Julia de Ramis sports centre in Girona
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Sant Julia De Ramis in Spain
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Confrontation outside a polling station in Barcelona, where police have tried to stop people voting
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A Spanish National Police officer aims a rubber-bullet rifle at pro-referendum supporters in Barcelona
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Riot police clashed with voters as polls opened in Barcelona
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A man faces off Spanish Civil Guards outside a polling station in Sant Julia de Ramis
Reuters
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Riot police form a security cordon around the Ramon Llull school in Barcelona
EPA
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Riot police evict a young woman during clashes between people gathered outside the Ramon Llull school in Barcelona
EPA
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Spanish Civil Guard officers break through a door at a polling station in Sant Julia de Ramis
Reuters
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Spanish National Police clash with pro-referendum supporters in Barcelona on Sunday
AP
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Crowds raise their arms up as police move in on members of the public gathered outside to prevent them from voting in the referendum at a polling station where the President Carles Puigdemunt will vote later today
Getty
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People confront Spanish Civil Guard officers outside a polling station
Reuters
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Three man hold each other as they try to block a Spanish police van from approaching a polling station
AP
9/17
A woman shows a ballot to a Spanish Civil Guard officer outside a polling station
Reuters
10/17
A man wearing a shirt with an Estelada (Catalan separatist flag) and holding carnations faces off with a Spanish Civil Guard officer
Reuters
11/17
Police try to control the area as people attempt to cast their ballot at a polling station in Barcelona
Getty
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A man is grabbed by officers as police move in on the crowds
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Two women argue with a Spanish National policeman during clashes between Catalan pro-independence people and police forces at the Sant Julia de Ramis sports centre in Girona
EPA
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Sant Julia De Ramis in Spain
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Confrontation outside a polling station in Barcelona, where police have tried to stop people voting
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A Spanish National Police officer aims a rubber-bullet rifle at pro-referendum supporters in Barcelona
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Riot police clashed with voters as polls opened in Barcelona
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The plenary session, an opportunity for the region's government to declare independence, will begin at 6pm local time.
On Thursday Spain's constitutional court banned Catalonia's parliament from sitting next Monday and warned that MPs could face legal action if they ignored the court order.
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