Catalan separatists tipped to win slim majority in regional vote

[WorldNews]

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Separatist parties are on track to win a slim majority of seats in Catalonia's parliament in a Sept. 27 election, a poll indicated on Thursday, potentially paving the way for the wealthy northeastern region to declare independence from Spain. The poll of 3,000 Catalan voters by the state-run Sociological Research Centre (CIS) found that the main pro-independence movement Junts pel Si would win 38.1 percent of the vote, or 60-61 seats in the 135-seat Catalan parliament. Together with a predicted eight seats for the left-wing, pro-independence party CUP, it would give separatists a very slim majority with 68 or 69 seats.

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