The phrase comes from a declaration by Carles Puigdemont, then president of Catalonia, announcing that the independence referendum of 1 October 2017 would go ahead despite opposition from the Spanish government. By repeating referendum twice, he presented the vote as unavoidable, and the short line was quickly picked up in Catalan news coverage and online discussion. It has since circulated as a political soundbite in edits, debates, and satirical videos about Catalan independence, where its blunt repetition still signals determination and defiance over the 1-O vote.