faction in the European Parliament, I again call on the European Commission to mediate between the central government of Spain and the Catalan regional government." It is impossible to allow the independence referendum in the 21st century to grow into a state close to civil war," Lunacek said.

In turn, German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed her support to the Prime Minister of Spain, Mariano Rajoy, and fully approved his position on the referendum.although China represents the city on foreign policy matters. Macau's economy is based primarily on its status as a tech and financial sector, as well as its internationally famous casino industry.

The previous legislative election took place in 2009. The pro-democracy camp ANMD+APMD, led by António Ng, received 19.35% of the votes cast, and the next largest party, the pro-establishment camp UPD, received 14.88% in vote with 2 seats while the pro-establishment ACUM received 12.00% with 2 seats. Due to the characteristics of the Macanese election system, only 14 members are directly elected. On 1 July 2013 twenty-two parties have submitted their nominations for the direct election including current incumbents (Kwan Tsui Hang, Chan Meng Kam, António Ng, Paul Chan, Angela Leong, Ho Ion Sang, Au Kam San, José