Spain is trying to prevent the holding of a referendum on the independence of Catalonia. The Spanish central authorities have blocked the electronic vote counting system in Catalonia, reports Deutsche Welle. Madrid blocked the system to prevent the referendum on the independence of Catalonia, scheduled for October 1. The police took control of the technological center of the region, where the software for the electronic counting system is stored. Previously, the Spanish police sealed the entrances to 1,300. schools that were supposed to function as polling stations in a referendum.
Original article: Madrid has blocked the counting system in Catalonia.