Barcelona in autonomy vote

BARCELONA dwellers gave a lukewarm thumbs-up to the idea of full autonomy from Spain in an informal, non-binding referendum organised by pro-independence activists.

Just more than 91% said yes to the idea of full independence, however the turnout was a modest 21.4% in Spain’s second largest city, which is also the capital of Catalonia.

Foreign residents and 16-year-olds were allowed to vote, following in the footsteps of other regional cities, towns and villages that had previously held similar informal ballots.