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Pro-Independence Parties Win Majority in Catalonia Elections, Dealing Blow to Madrid

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Pro-independence parties have won an absolute majority in elections in the Spanish region of Catalonia, dealing a blow to the Spanish government. The election was called after Madrid sacked the Catalan government and arrested many independence leaders following a disputed referendum in October. The exiled former president of Catalonia has pledged to return to Barcelona, as Henry Ridgwell reports.

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