Poll shows dip in support for Catalonia independence ahead of vote

Support for independence in the prosperous Spanish region of Catalonia is waning less than three months ahead of a planned referendum, an opinion poll published on Friday indicated.

The poll showed 49.4% of Catalans are against seceding from Spain, up one percentage point from a March poll, while 41.4% want independence, down three percentage points. Others did not know or did not respond.