Elections show Catalonia split down the middle on the question of independence. That's a good reason for Madrid to negotiate, but it's not a mandate for unilateral action.
Category: Referenda
Catalan independence hangs in the balance
Voters in Catalonia go to the polls on Sunday in a regional election that will decide whether or not to push for independence. It looks like being close.
Greece says “No”
The result of the Greek referendum is very clear. Now the fight is on to decide what it means.
No ordinary referendum in Greece
The hastily-organised Greek debt/bailout referendum could go either way – which is appropriate, since no-one is quite sure what either result would mean.
Catalonia’s “yes” vote is just the beginning
No surprise that the "yes" vote won a big victory in Catalonia's independence referendum. The question is whether it was big enough to bring the central government to the negotiating table.
Scotland almost live
Scotland votes decisively against reclaiming its independence.
Mr Abbott takes on the Scots
The Australian prime minister has a go at telling Scotland which way it should vote in next month's independence referendum. Scots are unlikely to be impressed.
Kurds move closer still to statehood
With continued chaos in Iraq, the country's Kurds find that independence may now be within their grasp.
Quebec stays put, for now
Quebec's minority pro-independence government loses an early election, ensuring that the province will stay part of Canada for a while yet.
Crimea’s gone, but it’s not World War III
Crimea is one thing, eastern Ukraine is quite another. And we're a long way off having to worry about Poland and the Baltic states.
The World is Not Enough 