Catalans eye independence from Spain

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Nov 21, 2012, 02:31 PM
David Ramos / Getty ImagesMen chat underneath a Catalonia Pro-Independence banner on Nov. 20 in Vic, Spain. Over 5 million Catalans will be voting in Parliamentary elections on Nov. 25. Reuters -- Spain's wealthy but financially troubled region of Catalonia chooses a new  government on Sunday in an election that could trigger a constitutional crisis  over a resurgent Catalan breakaway movement.

Opinion polls show most Catalans will vote  for pro-independence parties, either from the left or right, handing their leader a mandate  to hold a referendum on succession, despite strong resistance from the Spanish  government.

The secessionist threat is a major problem  for Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy who is trying to show stability and fiscal  responsibility in his fight to keep Spain in the euro currency zone and avoid an  international bailout, despite a savage recession. Read the full story.

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