Two of the largest parties in Catalonia agreed on Tuesday to an alliance day that aims to clear the way for a referendum in 2014 on secession, a vote that the central government in Madrid has said is illegal. A prolonged recession and record unemployment have fueled separatist sentiment in a region that is among
Spain’s wealthiest, adding to uncertainty for investors concerned over Spain’s finances. The pact was formed between the center-right Convergence and Union party and Republican Left, which are usually at loggerheads, after each failed to win decisively
in last month’s election.
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