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Direct Rule On Catalonia Due To Be Lifted As Separatist Govt Sworn In
Catalonia's new separatist government will be sworn in Saturday, the regional presidency announced, which will spark the automatic end of Madrid's direct rule over the region.
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Catalan Separatists To Try Again To Elect Carles Puigdemont
Catalan separatists, meeting in Berlin, vowed Saturday to attempt once again to get their leader-in-exile Carles Puigdemont reinstalled as president of the Spanish region while adding that they don't want to hold fresh elections.
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Catalan Separatist Candidate Fails To Win Regional Presidency
Catalan separatist parties failed to elect a new regional president on Thursday after their most radical faction refused to back the proposed candidate in a vote of confidence.
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Catalan Separatists Keep Majority In Divided Vote
Catalonia plunged into further uncertainty Friday after separatists won a crucial snap poll called following a failed independence bid that rattled Europe and triggered Spain's worst political crisis in decades.
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Catalans Vote In Bid To Solve Independence Crisis
Catalans voted Thursday in a crucial election that could mark a turning point for their region, just two months after a failed secession bid 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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Ousted Catalan Leader Calls For United Front For Independence
Ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont called on Saturday for a united political front in the Dec. 21 election to continue the drive for independence from Spain and to protest the imprisonment of former members of the regional government.
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Catalan Secessionists Mull Snap Election As Madrid Hangs Tough
Secessionist leaders in Catalonia may call a snap election in an attempt to break the deadlock with Madrid over independence, a senior local politician said on Tuesday, but Spanish authorities made clear that would not be enough.
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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 Plans New Elections In Catalonia To End Independence Bid
The Spanish government has secured opposition support for dissolving Catalonia's parliament and holding new elections there in January in its bid to check the regional government's push for independence.
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Catalan Leader Suspends Declaration Of Independence
Catalonia's leader Carles Puigdemont said Tuesday he accepted the "mandate of the people" for the region to become "an independent republic," but proposed suspending its immediate implementation to allow for dialogue.
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Catalonia Elects New Leader Tasked With Breakaway From Spain
The majority secessionist lawmakers in Catalonia's parliament voted in a new leader Sunday, tasking him with overseeing the wealthy region's breakaway from Spain in a last-minute show of unity after months of bitter infighting.
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Catalonia's Separatist Bid: The 'Hot Potato' Of Spanish Elections
Catalonia's bid for independence from Spain has thrust the region's separatist movement to the forefront of Sunday's general election, forcing parties to come up with a range of proposals on how best to meet its demands.
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Catalonia Votes to Start Breakaway Process From Spain
Catalonia's regional government today voted in favour of a resolution to split from Spain, launching a so-called road map towards independence which the central government in Madrid has vowed to block.
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Separatists Win Absolute Majority of Seats in Catalan Vote: Exit Poll
Separatists pushing to make Catalonia independent from Spain were on track to win an absolute majority of parliamentary seats in a regional election on Sunday, an exit poll showed.
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Direct Rule On Catalonia Due To Be Lifted As Separatist Govt Sworn In
Catalonia's new separatist government will be sworn in Saturday, the regional presidency announced, which will spark the automatic end of Madrid's direct rule over the region.
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Catalan Separatists To Try Again To Elect Carles Puigdemont
Catalan separatists, meeting in Berlin, vowed Saturday to attempt once again to get their leader-in-exile Carles Puigdemont reinstalled as president of the Spanish region while adding that they don't want to hold fresh elections.
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Catalan Separatist Candidate Fails To Win Regional Presidency
Catalan separatist parties failed to elect a new regional president on Thursday after their most radical faction refused to back the proposed candidate in a vote of confidence.
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Catalan Separatists Keep Majority In Divided Vote
Catalonia plunged into further uncertainty Friday after separatists won a crucial snap poll called following a failed independence bid that rattled Europe and triggered Spain's worst political crisis in decades.
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Catalans Vote In Bid To Solve Independence Crisis
Catalans voted Thursday in a crucial election that could mark a turning point for their region, just two months after a failed secession bid 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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Ousted Catalan Leader Calls For United Front For Independence
Ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont called on Saturday for a united political front in the Dec. 21 election to continue the drive for independence from Spain and to protest the imprisonment of former members of the regional government.
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Catalan Secessionists Mull Snap Election As Madrid Hangs Tough
Secessionist leaders in Catalonia may call a snap election in an attempt to break the deadlock with Madrid over independence, a senior local politician said on Tuesday, but Spanish authorities made clear that would not be enough.
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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 Plans New Elections In Catalonia To End Independence Bid
The Spanish government has secured opposition support for dissolving Catalonia's parliament and holding new elections there in January in its bid to check the regional government's push for independence.
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Catalan Leader Suspends Declaration Of Independence
Catalonia's leader Carles Puigdemont said Tuesday he accepted the "mandate of the people" for the region to become "an independent republic," but proposed suspending its immediate implementation to allow for dialogue.
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Catalonia Elects New Leader Tasked With Breakaway From Spain
The majority secessionist lawmakers in Catalonia's parliament voted in a new leader Sunday, tasking him with overseeing the wealthy region's breakaway from Spain in a last-minute show of unity after months of bitter infighting.
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Catalonia's Separatist Bid: The 'Hot Potato' Of Spanish Elections
Catalonia's bid for independence from Spain has thrust the region's separatist movement to the forefront of Sunday's general election, forcing parties to come up with a range of proposals on how best to meet its demands.
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Catalonia Votes to Start Breakaway Process From Spain
Catalonia's regional government today voted in favour of a resolution to split from Spain, launching a so-called road map towards independence which the central government in Madrid has vowed to block.
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Separatists Win Absolute Majority of Seats in Catalan Vote: Exit Poll
Separatists pushing to make Catalonia independent from Spain were on track to win an absolute majority of parliamentary seats in a regional election on Sunday, an exit poll showed.
