Leftists support breaking of Spain ! -   Dueling votes in Madrid, Barcelona over Catalan independence

ARITZ PARRA and CIARAN GILES
Associated PressOctober 27, 2017
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain faced a territorial showdown Friday with dueling votes over the future of Catalonia. Lawmakers in the regional parliament voted to secede and establish an independent Catalan Republic — an extraordinary move met moments later by a Spanish Senate vote to authorize the government to take control of the prosperous northeastern region.

A majority of senators gave Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy the go-ahead to apply unprecedented constitutional measures, including firing Catalan regional President Carles Puigdemont and his Cabinet and curtailing Catalan parliamentary power https://www.yahoo.com/news/spain-tenterhooks-ahead-catalan-crisis-sessions-072628600--finance.html https://www.yahoo.com/news/spain-tenterhooks-ahead-catalan-crisis-sessions-072628600--finance.html