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Catalan Parliament defends right to self-determination and rejects monarchy
Move comes days after Spanish Constitutional Court blocks motion to abolish monarchy
Sánchez’s presidential bid fails again – risk of snap Spanish election grows
Left-wing Podemos and ERC abstain, with Junts per Catalunya voting against Socialist head
Pro-independence parties to vote differently in Sánchez presidential bid
Junts per Catalunya to vote No, Esquerra to abstain, but success for Socialist leader looks very uncertain shortly before vote
Prosecutor closes file on Puigdemont shooting mockery
Effigy of former Catalan president was shot and burned in Southern Spanish town
Opposition head calls for president to step down and for snap election
Ciutadans party says government only “prioritizes independence” over health, education and dependency
No-deal Brexit ‘not a good idea’ says foreign minister
Alfred Bosch implored the new Prime Minister of the UK to work on a deal for leaving the EU
Sánchez’s presidential bid defeated in first round of votes
Unidas Podemos abstains, and pro-independence parties vote No; Socialist leader will have second chance on Thursday
Pro-independence ERC extends hand to Sánchez: 'We are obliged to understand each other'
MP Rufián asks to sit at a “negotiating table” over Catalan crisis and calls for referendum
Pro-independence JxCat to vote No to Sánchez
Socialists very likely to need at least abstention of left-wing Basque and Catalan forces for independence
Podemos: ‘Catalonia deserves Spanish government that listens, not a wall’
Anti-austerity party, in coalition talks with Sánchez, calls for having relevant role in potential joint cabinet
‘Constituent debate’ advisory body to present conclusions in April 2020
The government entity aims at facilitating debate without party influence
Sánchez accuses independence movement of 'going against history'
Spanish presidential candidate makes no mention on how he will handle Catalan crisis in a 2-hour opening statement
Opposition accuses Sánchez of pro-independence alliances 'against the state'
PP leader Pablo Casado and Ciudadanos' Albert Rivera criticize Pedro Sánchez for avoiding pro-independence issue in his speech to remain president
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