An independence referendum, which was suspended by the Constitutional Court of Spain after the Spanish government stated it was unconstitutional,[11][12][13] was held in Catalonia on 1 October 2017. The referendum question, to which voters answered with a "Yes" or "No", was "Do you want Catalonia to become an independent state in the form of a republic?". The "Yes" side won, with 2,044,038 (92.01%) voting for independence and 177,547 (7.99%) voting against, albeit on a registered turnout of 43.03% and amid questions about compliance with basic voting regulations.[14][15][16][17]