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| Catalonia Sets Nov. 9 as Date for Independence Referendum |
| 2013-12-13 |
| [ONLINE.WSJ] Political leaders in Spain's wealthy Catalonia region have set a date for a referendum on declaring independence, but the Spanish prime minister flatly stated such a vote was unconstitutional and wouldn't be permitted. The preparation for a secession vote in Catalonia, which has long chafed under what it calls economic and cultural dominance from Madrid, sets Spain's leading industrial region on a collision course with the central government. The stakes for both sides are enormous and the outcome hard to predict. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Spain's wealthy Catalonia region . . . long chafed under what it calls economic and cultural dominance from Madrid. Something doesn't ring right. Usually the wealthy areas are able to hold their own or dominate the poorer ones. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2013-12-13 14:50 |
| #1 Impoverished Catalonia who has been asking Central Governement to pay its bills, cutting funds for medicines and hssopitals all while spending billions on a massive propaganda effort. |
| Posted by: JFM 2013-12-13 09:36 |