MADRID (Sputnik) — The head of the Catalan government, Carles Puigdemont, will likely address the region's parliament on Tuesday to speak about the results of the independence referendum, Puigdemont's statement issued on Friday read.
The parliamentary session dedicated to the issue of the Catalan referendum, which was also likely to have concluded in a unilateral independence declaration, was initially scheduled for Monday, October 9. On Thursday however, Spain’s Constitutional Court ordered the session to be suspended.
According to the statement, the Catalan leader requested the opportunity to address the parliament "on next Tuesday, October 10, in the afternoon, to inform about the political situation."
Later on Friday, the heads of the Catalan parliamentary groups are set to determine the date and time of Puigdemont's speech.
On Sunday, Catalonia held a referendum on the autonomous region's independence from Spain despite sharp opposition from Madrid. According to the vote results revealed by the Catalan authorities, over 90 percent of the voters supported the secession. The vote was overshadowed by violent clashes between the independence supporters and Spanish police.
On Tuesday, Puigdemont said that the region would proclaim its independence in the next few days.
