Catalan Spain Symbolic Vote

• Spanish King Praises Unity on Visit to Catalonia After Vote

  Spain's King Felipe VI Thursday praised the merits of unity in his first speech in Catalonia since the wealthy northwest region held a symbolic vote on independence.

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  Catalonia Weighs Early Election After Symbolic Independence Vote

  The head of the Catalan government held talks with other senior politicians on Thursday on whether to hold early elections in the Spanish region after a symbolic weekend independence vote.

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  Catalan Leader Seeks World Support for Independence Drive

  Catalan government head Artur Mas urged the world help him persuade Spain to allow it an independence referendum, after over two million people took part in a symbolic ballot on Sunday.

• Spain Dismisses Catalan Independence Vote as 'Useless'

  Spanish Justice Minister Rafael Catala dismissed a symbolic independence referendum held Sunday in Catalonia in which some two million people voted as "fruitless and useless".

• Nearly Two Million Vote on Catalan Independence as Polls Near Close

  Nearly two million people had voted on Sunday as polling neared its close in Catalonia's disputed symbolic ballot on independence from Spain, the regional government said.

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  Catalan Independence Hopes High in Symbolic Vote on Split From Spain

  Hundreds of thousands of Catalans are expected to back independence from Spain on Sunday in a symbolic referendum on secession that they hope will propel the issue further despite opposition from Madrid.