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In the Wake of King Juan Carlos’ Abdication, Calls for a Third Spanish Republic
With the announcement of his abdication, King Juan Carlos could be the last king for quite a long time if calls for a third Spanish repbulic succeed and Spain abolishes its monarchy once again. To some a remnant of the Franco regime that ruled Spain from the 1930s until King Juan Carlos’ assumption of the […]
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Catalonian Parliament Declares Independence from Spain
- January 24, 2013
- Catalan
- Catalan people
- Catalan sovereignty
- Catalonia
- Catalonia independence
- Catalonia parliament
- Catalonia state
- Catalonian
- Catalonian independence
- Catalonian sovereignty
- EU
- Europe
- European Union
- independence
- legislation
- Madrid
- Parliament
- Parliament of Catalan
- referendum
- Spain
- symbolic
The parliament of the Spanish state of Catalonia voted to declare its independence from Spain in a largely symbolic gesture that initiates the process of bringing a referendum on the matter of Catalonian independence in the near future. The measure passed the Catalonian parliament overwhelmingly, 85-41 with two abstentions. Spain will use its sovereign powers […]
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