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| Catalonia passes law to authorize independence vote |
| 2014-09-20 |
| [Iran Press TV] Catalonia's regional parliament has passed legislation authorizing a referendum on the region's independence from the rest of Spain. Catalonia's parliament made the announcement on Friday, allowing Catalan leaders to hold a non-binding vote on November 9. The law was approved with 106 to 28 votes. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is against Catalonia's campaign for an independence referendum, because Spain's constitution prohibits referendums that do not include all Spaniards. The decision came on the heels of Scottish people voting to stay with the UK in a similar vote. |
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