Spain: Puigdemont speaks to media on Catalonia's national day Speaking on Catalonia's national day and three weeks ahead of an independence referendum banned by Madrid, Catalonia's pro-independence regional president Carles Puigdemont says it is his government that is 'guaranteeing' people's rights to vote against Catalan independence, and that he will accept a 'no' result even if it passes with just one vote. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES