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Catalan statehood bid thrown off course
Published Sun, Apr 12, 2015 · 09:50 PM
Barcelona
LEADERS seeking independence for Spain's Catalonia region had the wind in their sails four months ago, but the change sweeping Spanish politics has blown them off course.
Politicians warn that surging left-wing party Podemos is a "Trojan horse" disrupting the independence drive, while centre-right Ciudadanos vows to sink the secessionists.
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