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Catalan Separatists Win Absolute Parliamentary Majority
Catalan separatists won a crucial snap poll Thursday, plunging their region into further uncertainty after a failed independence bid rattled Europe and triggered Spain's worst political crisis in decades.
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Former Catalan Leader Says Polls Must 'Ratify' Catalonia's Desire For Independence
Catalonia's deposed leader Carles Puigdemont Saturday launched his campaign for regional elections by calling on Catalans to make known their desire for independence.
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Spain Issues Arrest Warrant For Catalan Leader Carles Puigdemont
A Spanish judge issued a EU arrest warrant Friday for Catalonia's deposed separatist leader Carles Puigdemont, a day after he failed to appear for questioning over his role in the region's tumultuous independence drive.
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Spain Takes Control Of 'Independent' Catalonia
Spain moved Saturday to seize direct control of Catalonia, sacking its police chief a day after the Catalan regional parliament's independence declaration sent shock waves through Europe.
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Catalonia Finally Declares Independence - But Spain Vows It Won't Last Long
Catalonia declared an independent republic on Friday. But nobody is sure how long it will last.
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Catalans Declare Independence As Spain Prepares To Hit Back
Catalonia is headed for a dramatic confrontation with Spain after the insurgent region's parliament voted to declare independence and the government in Madrid gained the power to oust its separatist leadership.
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450,000 Gather To Protest As Spain Moves To Sack Catalan Government
Hundreds of thousands of protesters flooded Barcelona's streets Saturday as Spain took drastic measures to stop Catalonia from breaking away, announcing plans to dismiss the region's separatist government and call fresh elections.
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Spain's Prime Minister Says Will Sack Catalan Government, Call Regional Elections
The Spanish government decided on Saturday to sack the secessionist leadership of Catalonia and force the region into a new election, saying it had to take the unprecedented step to prevent the region pushing ahead with independence.
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Spain Says Catalan Independence Response Unclear
Catalonia's separatist leader has not given Madrid the clear answer it wanted over whether or not he has declared independence, the Spanish foreign minister said Monday.
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Spain To Hold Crisis Talks After Catalan Independence 'Suspended'
Spain's government prepared to hold crisis talks on Wednesday after Catalan leaders signed a suspended declaration of independence and called for negotiations with Madrid.
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Minister Nathalie Loiseau: France Would Not Recognise Unilateral Catalan Declaration
France will not recognise Catalonia if the Spanish region unilaterally declares independence, European affairs minister Nathalie Loiseau said on Monday.
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Thousands Protest In Barcelona Against Catalan Independence
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Catalonia's capital Barcelona on Sunday to express their opposition to any declaration of independence from Spain, showing how divided the region is on the issue.
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Chaotic Catalonia Vote Shows Landslide Support For Leaving Spain
The results of a controversial and chaotic referendum in the Catalonia region of northeast Spain on Sunday showed landslide support for independence for the restive but affluent area, a lopsided vote sure to be vigorously challenged by the constitutional court and central government in Madrid as illegitimate and illegal.
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Catalan Government Says Independence Wins With 90 Per Cent Of Votes
Catalonia's government said Monday that 90 percent of those who voted in an independence referendum banned by Madrid chose to split from Spain.
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Police Force Way Into Polling Station Where Catalan Leader Was To Vote
Spanish police in riot gear seized ballot boxes and surrounded activist-held polling stations in Catalonia Sunday as thousands flooded the streets to vote in an independence referendum banned by Madrid.
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Catalan Separatists Win Absolute Parliamentary Majority
Catalan separatists won a crucial snap poll Thursday, plunging their region into further uncertainty after a failed independence bid rattled Europe and triggered Spain's worst political crisis in decades.
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Former Catalan Leader Says Polls Must 'Ratify' Catalonia's Desire For Independence
Catalonia's deposed leader Carles Puigdemont Saturday launched his campaign for regional elections by calling on Catalans to make known their desire for independence.
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Spain Issues Arrest Warrant For Catalan Leader Carles Puigdemont
A Spanish judge issued a EU arrest warrant Friday for Catalonia's deposed separatist leader Carles Puigdemont, a day after he failed to appear for questioning over his role in the region's tumultuous independence drive.
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Spain Takes Control Of 'Independent' Catalonia
Spain moved Saturday to seize direct control of Catalonia, sacking its police chief a day after the Catalan regional parliament's independence declaration sent shock waves through Europe.
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Catalonia Finally Declares Independence - But Spain Vows It Won't Last Long
Catalonia declared an independent republic on Friday. But nobody is sure how long it will last.
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Catalans Declare Independence As Spain Prepares To Hit Back
Catalonia is headed for a dramatic confrontation with Spain after the insurgent region's parliament voted to declare independence and the government in Madrid gained the power to oust its separatist leadership.
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450,000 Gather To Protest As Spain Moves To Sack Catalan Government
Hundreds of thousands of protesters flooded Barcelona's streets Saturday as Spain took drastic measures to stop Catalonia from breaking away, announcing plans to dismiss the region's separatist government and call fresh elections.
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Spain's Prime Minister Says Will Sack Catalan Government, Call Regional Elections
The Spanish government decided on Saturday to sack the secessionist leadership of Catalonia and force the region into a new election, saying it had to take the unprecedented step to prevent the region pushing ahead with independence.
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Spain Says Catalan Independence Response Unclear
Catalonia's separatist leader has not given Madrid the clear answer it wanted over whether or not he has declared independence, the Spanish foreign minister said Monday.
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Spain To Hold Crisis Talks After Catalan Independence 'Suspended'
Spain's government prepared to hold crisis talks on Wednesday after Catalan leaders signed a suspended declaration of independence and called for negotiations with Madrid.
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Minister Nathalie Loiseau: France Would Not Recognise Unilateral Catalan Declaration
France will not recognise Catalonia if the Spanish region unilaterally declares independence, European affairs minister Nathalie Loiseau said on Monday.
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Thousands Protest In Barcelona Against Catalan Independence
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Catalonia's capital Barcelona on Sunday to express their opposition to any declaration of independence from Spain, showing how divided the region is on the issue.
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Chaotic Catalonia Vote Shows Landslide Support For Leaving Spain
The results of a controversial and chaotic referendum in the Catalonia region of northeast Spain on Sunday showed landslide support for independence for the restive but affluent area, a lopsided vote sure to be vigorously challenged by the constitutional court and central government in Madrid as illegitimate and illegal.
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Catalan Government Says Independence Wins With 90 Per Cent Of Votes
Catalonia's government said Monday that 90 percent of those who voted in an independence referendum banned by Madrid chose to split from Spain.
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Police Force Way Into Polling Station Where Catalan Leader Was To Vote
Spanish police in riot gear seized ballot boxes and surrounded activist-held polling stations in Catalonia Sunday as thousands flooded the streets to vote in an independence referendum banned by Madrid.
