2014年1月17日 星期五

Madrid Rebuffs Catalonia on Vote

MADRID—Catalonia’s parliament asked the Spanish central government for authority to hold a referendum on whether the wealthy region should secede from Spain, a request immediately rebuffed in the latest jousting over a vote planned for Nov. 9.
Thursday’s resolution to formally seek approval from the central government offered Madrid an opportunity to negotiate the conditions of a vote. But a spokesman said there had been no change in Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s vow to bar any balloting on the issue, which Madrid says…

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