‘Final Catalan vote count shows 90 per cent backed independence’

A full count of the results from last Sunday’s vote published online showed that 2,044,038 of the 2,286,217 people who took part voted for independence, with a turnout of 43 per cent. (File Photo)

Final results from Catalonia’s outlawed independence referendum showed that 90 per cent of voters backed the region breaking away from Spain, the Catalan government said on Friday.

A full count of the results from last Sunday’s vote published online showed that 2,044,038 of the 2,286,217 people who took part voted for independence, with a turnout of 43 per cent.