Catalans Trump Scots With V-for-Victory as Rajoy Shuns Debate
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Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is losing the independence debate on the streets of Catalonia.
Support for secession in the country’s biggest regional economy has been above 45 percent for the past year compared with 28 percent when the premier took office in 2011, according to regional government pollster Centre d’Estudis d’Opinio. The premier this week ruled out talks with the Catalan government unless it withdraws the referendum planned for Nov. 9.