AlHijjah 5, 1435, Sep 29, 2014, SPA -- Spain's government on Monday decided to go to the country's constitutional court to block an independence vote by the region of Catalonia, dpa reported. "Neither the goal nor the process of voting is constitutional," said Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy during a special session in Madrid. At the same time, the conservative government expressed openness for dialogue with Catalonia. "There is still time to correct this course," he said. "I stand open to all initiatives so long as they move on the foundation of legality." Defying opposition from the central government in Madrid, Catalan President Artur Mas on Saturday signed a decree that will allow more than 7 million inhabitants of the wealthy region to vote on November 9 on whether it should become its own state and whether that state should be independent. -- SPA 19:28 LOCAL TIME 16:28 GMT تغريد
