Catalonia will hold an illegal independence vote on Sunday

Catalonia will hold an illegal independence vote on Sunday
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Catalonia, a semi-autonomous region of Spain, is expected to hold an independence vote on Nov. 9.

The vote is illegal in the eyes of the Spanish government, but the government will likely "look the other way" instead of preventing it, Time reports. The vote is non-binding, though, which has "left both Catalans and Spaniards wondering what Sunday's vote will mean."

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Meghan DeMaria

Meghan DeMaria is a staff writer at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked for USA Today and Marie Claire.