The Arenys de Munt query on Catalonia independence was a municipal non-binding query promoted by the Moviment Arenyenc per l'Autodeterminació (Arenyenc Movement for Self-determination) held in Arenys de Munt on 13 September 2009. The query was formulated exclusively for residents of this village on the following question: Està d'acord que Catalunya esdevingui un Estat de dret, independent, democràtic i social, integrat a la Unió Europea? (Do you agree on Catalonia becoming an independent, democratic and social State of law, integrated in the European Union?).
This query was the first democratic one on Catalonia independence and, despite being municipal and symbolic, had a remarkable influence on Catalan and Spanish politics.
Results Independence query on 13 September 2009Voting optionsVotesPercentage Yes 2.569 96,2% No 61 2,3% Blank ballots 29 1,1%Valid ballots 2.659 99,6%Void ballots 12 0,4% Total ballots 2.671 100% Participation 41.0% Voters 6.517 Sources: Llibertat.cat, 3cat24.cat
Reactions in the media The query had wide media coverage all around the world and more than 300 journalists were granted to cover it by the organizers.
The New York Times (United States): Catalan Town Votes For Independence From Spain France Press (France): Espagne: vote massif pour l'indépendance catalane lors d'un référendum symbolique Le Monde (France): La Catalogne se mobilise pour défendre son statut d'autonomie élargie Ouest France (France): Une commune de Catalogne vote pour l'indépendance de la région Nouvel Observateur (France): Vote massif en faveur de l'indépendance de la Catalogne France24 (France): Espagne: référendum local controversé sur l'autodétermination catalane n-TV (Germany): Katalanischer Ort gegen Spanien Der Standard (Austria): Katalanische Gemeinde stimmte über Unabhängigkeit ab CNN Türk (Turkey): Katalonya'nın bağımsızlığına referandum! Milliyet (Turkey): Barcelona'da Katalonya için bağımsızlık gösterisi... Expresso (Portugal): Espanha/Catalunha: Maioria de votantes em Arenys de Munt apoia independência em referendo com 41% de participação NOS (Netherlands): Catalaans dorp wil los van Spanje El Mundo (Spain): Sí masivo en la consulta independentista, que tuvo un 41% de participación STV (Great Britain): Catalan town votes for independence from Spain ORF (Austria): Katalanisches Dorf stimmt für die Unabhängigkeit 7sur7 (Belgium): Référendum polémique sur l'autodétermination de la Catalogne El Universal (Venezuela): Realizan en España consulta no vinculante por la independencia de Cataluña Euronews (Europe): Catalan town votes for independence El País (Spain): Convergència y ERC llaman an extender el alarde soberanista de Arenys De Morgen (Flandes): Catalaanse gemeente stemt over onafhankelijkheid
See also Catalan separatism Independence referendum Query on Catalonia independence Institut Nova Història
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