voted to secede there were celebrations in the streets of abdel asked the results were announced the central government in baghdad has however demanded the vote be cancelled and threaten to suspend flights to two airports in the region. spain central government says it will deploy police to prevent people voting in catalonia as independence referendum madrid two authorities view sunday's vote as illegal they say police will seal off polling stations and stop ballots being cast catalonia as regional government has pledged to hold the referendum despite the crackdown by madrid authorities. sources within germany's conservative bloc save off gang will step down from his post as finance minister to become president of the german parliament the move could help chance of america as she seeks to negotiate a new coalition following sunday's federal election the free democrats have said