Published on 12:36 AM, September 07, 2017
Catalonia, Madrid set to clash over referendum
Afp, Barcelona
Catalonia is expected to pass a law yesterday laying the groundwork for an independence referendum on October 1 which is fiercely opposed by Madrid, setting a course for Spain's deepest political crisis in decades. Pro-separatist lawmakers, who control the regional assembly, are expected to pass the bill, ignoring a ruling by Spain's Constitutional Court that has deemed the proposed law unconstitutional.
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