Catalonia Independence Vote

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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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  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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  Catalan Parliament Declares Independence From Spain, Proclaims Republic

  Catalan lawmakers voted Friday to declare independence from Spain, as Madrid vowed in turn to "restore legality" and quash the region's secessionist bid.

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  Amid Catalonia Crisis, Italy's Veneto, Lombardy Overwhelmingly Vote For Greater Autonomy

  Two of Italy's wealthiest northern regions on Sunday voted overwhelmingly in favour of greater autonomy in referenda that took place against the backdrop of Catalonia's push for independence from Spain.

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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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  Now, Brazil's Southern States Want Independence, Hold Catalonia-Inspired Poll

  Brazil's three southernmost states held an informal referendum-style vote on independence for the region Saturday, taking inspiration from the turbulence in Spain's Catalonia.

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  Spain Softens Tone, Apologises To Those Injured During Catalonia Independence Vote

  A Spanish government official Friday offered the first apology to Catalans injured by police during their outlawed independence vote as the sides showed tentative signs of seeking to defuse the crisis.

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  Catalans Signal They May Declare Independence Within A Week

  Catalan separatist leaders signaled they may be moving toward a unilateral declaration of independence as early as this week after hundreds of activists were injured on Sunday as they sought to stop Spanish police from shutting down an illegal referendum.

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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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  Violence Erupts As Catalans Vote On Split From Spain, Hundreds Injured

  Spanish riot police burst into polling stations across Catalonia on Sunday, confiscating ballot boxes and voting papers to try to halt a banned referendum on a split from Spain as Madrid asserted its authority over the rebel region

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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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  'Everything Prepared' For Catalan Vote - But Madrid Says It Won't Happen

  Catalonia's leader made clear his government was determined to go ahead with a Sunday vote on independence that Madrid calls illegal and which has thrust Spain into its most dramatic political crisis for decades.

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  Catalonia Sets Vote On Independence From Spain For October 1

  Catalonia will hold a referendum on splitting from Spain on Oct. 1, the head of the region said on Friday, setting the stage for months of confrontation with the central government which says such a vote is illegal and must not take place.