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Sacked Catalonia leader turns himself in, polls show independence strength
Source: Reuters
#WORLD NEWS NOVEMBER 5, 2017 / 5:15 AM / UPDATED 3 HOURS AGO
Sacked Catalonia leader turns himself in, polls show independence strength
Robert-Jan Bartunek, Paul Day, Sam Edwards
6 MIN READ
BRUSSELS/MADRID/BARCELONA (Reuters) - Sacked Catalonia leader Carles Puigdemont and four associates turned themselves in to Belgian police on Sunday, following Spain’s issuing of an arrest warrant for rebellion and sedition.
All are wanted by Madrid for actions related to the push for the region’s secession from Spain. Puigdemont has become the public face of that move for independence.
Other charges are the misuse of public funds, disobedience and breach of trust relating to the secessionist campaign, which has thrown Spain into a political crisis just as its economy has recovered from a sharp downturn and banking stress.
Madrid has taken over administrative control in Catalonia, until then an autonomous region, and called new elections on Dec 21.
Two polls on Sunday suggested pro-Catalonia independence parties will together win December’s regional election although they may fall just short of a majority of seats in parliament needed to revive the secession campaign.
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Sacked Catalonia leader turns himself in, polls show independence strength
Robert-Jan Bartunek, Paul Day, Sam Edwards
6 MIN READ
BRUSSELS/MADRID/BARCELONA (Reuters) - Sacked Catalonia leader Carles Puigdemont and four associates turned themselves in to Belgian police on Sunday, following Spain’s issuing of an arrest warrant for rebellion and sedition.
All are wanted by Madrid for actions related to the push for the region’s secession from Spain. Puigdemont has become the public face of that move for independence.
Other charges are the misuse of public funds, disobedience and breach of trust relating to the secessionist campaign, which has thrown Spain into a political crisis just as its economy has recovered from a sharp downturn and banking stress.
Madrid has taken over administrative control in Catalonia, until then an autonomous region, and called new elections on Dec 21.
Two polls on Sunday suggested pro-Catalonia independence parties will together win December’s regional election although they may fall just short of a majority of seats in parliament needed to revive the secession campaign.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-spain-politics-catalonia/sacked-catalonia-leader-turns-himself-in-polls-show-independence-strength-idUSKBN1D50CS