1) Yes, hundreds of city councils have pledged support to this referendum. But the most populated cities have refused to do so. We are talking about 3 of the 4 province capitals. 7 from 10 of the most populated cities have refused so far to comply with the referendum law (because it is suspended by the Constitutional Court): they represent more than 1/3 of Catalonia's population. If we add smaller cities this number can rise to nearly half of the population of Catalonia.
