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Catalan separatists reach draft deal on regional government

Published: 22 Dec 2015 - 03:28 pm | Last Updated: 06 Nov 2021 - 06:08 am
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A catalan independence supporter holds an Estelada (Catalan separatist flag) during a demonstration calling for unity amongst pro-independence parties in Barcelona, Spain, on November 22, 2015.

MADRID: Catalonia's separatists have reached a preliminary deal to form a pro-independence regional government, they said on Tuesday, creating a new headache for Spain's central government just as it is busy dealing with the fallout of an inconclusive election.

Parties Junts pel Si and CUP said the deal contemplated an economic plan as well as the investiture of acting regional head Artur Mas as the next president of Catalonia. The CUP party will have to rubber stamp the deal in an assembly on Sunday.

Reuters