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Spain: Socialists lead election polls, but majority of voters uncertain
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Spain: Socialists lead election polls, but majority of voters uncertain

The ruling Socialist Party (PSOE) has stretched its lead in Spain’s upcoming parliamentary elections, according to the latest polls published…
Far-right wins seats in Andalusia parliament
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Far-right wins seats in Andalusia parliament

A far-right party won seats in a Spanish regional parliament for the first time since the country returned to democracy…
Spanish PM calls for Catalan parliament to be formed on January 17
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Spanish PM calls for Catalan parliament to be formed on January 17

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy called for a Catalan parliament to be formed on January 17, the first step in…
Sacked Catalonia leader turns self in; polls show secessionists getting most seats in election
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Sacked Catalonia leader turns self in; polls show secessionists getting most seats in election

Sacked Catalonia leader Carles Puigdemont and four associates turned himself in to Belgian police on Sunday, the Brussels prosecutor’s office…
Spain’s control over Catalonia to be tested on Monday as work resumes
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Spain’s control over Catalonia to be tested on Monday as work resumes

Spain’s control over Catalonia will be tested on Monday when politicians and civil servants return to work amid uncertainty over…
Factbox: Catalonia crisis: What’s next?
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Factbox: Catalonia crisis: What’s next?

Spain on Friday sacked Catalonia’s regional government, dissolved the Catalan parliament and called a snap election in the region for…
Spain set to impose direct rule in Catalonia as crisis spirals
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Spain set to impose direct rule in Catalonia as crisis spirals

Spain prepared to impose direct rule in Catalonia on Friday, an unprecedented step that risks sparking unrest with secessionists calling…
Spain’s PM hopes intervention in Catalonia will be brief
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Spain’s PM hopes intervention in Catalonia will be brief

Spain’s prime minister says the government’s plans to take unprecedented control of Catalonia’s key affairs and halt that region’s push…
Pro-independence Catalan party calls for civil disobedience
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Pro-independence Catalan party calls for civil disobedience

A far-left pro-independence party in Catalonia is calling for “mass civil disobedience” in the region following the Spanish government’s unprecedented…
Spain plans to force Catalonia into January elections: opposition
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Spain plans to force Catalonia into January elections: opposition

The Spanish government has secured opposition support to dissolve Catalonia’s parliament and hold new elections there in January in an…
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