Spain: Catalan Independence Vote Divides Barcelona

Some dozens of people gathered in front of the Catalan Parliament in Barcelona to watch on a giant screen the vote of the deputies accepting to began the process of secession from Spain, Monday. The aim is to achieve political independence by 2017, despite strong opposition in Madrid. Seventy-two pro-independence parliamentarians voted in favour of the resolution for secession from Spain, with only 63 voting against.