Catalan Referendum on Independence 'Not Possible' Says Spain PM

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Friday flatly rejected the possibility of any referendum in the northeastern region of Catalonia on a split from Spain, telling local leaders to desist from attempts to hold one next year. Catalan leaders have vowed to hold a referendum on secession before September 2017 with or without consent from the central government, although they would prefer a consensual vote like the one Scotland held in 2014. Scots voted to remain part of the United...

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