Sunday, January 10, 2016

#SPAIN: Pro-Secession Parties' Agreement: Artur Mas To Step Down As Catalan Premier

[world politics news]


Under the terms of a pact between the two pro-independence parties in Catalonia, the mayor of Girona, Carles Puigdemont, will become the new Catalan premier with current acting regional chief Artur Mas stepping down. The decision was reached just 30 hours before a deadline. Mas has led the move for the region's independence from Spain for five years.

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