Catalan leader under pressure to drop independence
Carles Puigdemont
Regional leader Carles Puigdemont  is due to address the regional parliament on Tuesday afternoon and Madrid is worried  it  will vote for a unilateral declaration of independence.
Catalan President Carles Puigdemont at the Palau de la Generalitat  the regional government headquarters in Barcelona  Spain  October 6  2017. REUTERS/Yves Herman
 Puigdemont  said on Sunday  he  had not been in contact with the Madrid government for some time because  it  refused to discuss independence.
“What is happening in Catalonia is real  whether they like it or not. Millions of people have voted  who want to decide. We have to talk about this ”  he  said.
[TGT]is due to address the regional parliament on Tuesday afternoon and Madrid is worried  it  will vote for a unilateral declaration of independence.
[TGT]Spain  October 6  2017. REUTERS/Yves Herman
 [TGT]said on Sunday  [TGT]  had not been in contact with the Madrid government for some time because  it  refused to discuss independence.
“What is happening in Catalonia is real  whether they like it or not. Millions of people have voted  who want to decide. We have to talk about this ”  he  said.