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People celebrate after Catalonia' s parliament voted to declare independence from Spain on October 27, 2017 in Barcelona. Catalonia' s parliament voted to declare independence from Spain and proclaim a republic, just as Madrid is poised to impose direct rule on the region to stop it in its tracks. A motion declaring independence was approved with 70 votes in favour, 10 against and two abstentions, with Catalan opposition MPs walking out of the 135- seat chamber before the vote in protest at a declaration unlikely to be given official recognition. (Photo by Victor Serri/SOPA via ZUMA Wire/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
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