Catalan leader slams Spanish lawsuit over breakaway vote

[WorldNews]

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Catalonia's president Artur Mas on Wednesday accused the Spanish government of suing him because its "pride was hurt" by his bids to let his region vote on independence from Spain. A court on Tuesday summoned Mas to face possible charges for holding a 2014 symbolic ballot on Catalan independence, which is fiercely opposed by Madrid. The case dates back to last year but the summons came just two days after separatist groups won an absolute majority in the Catalan parliament in a separate regional election.

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