Catalonia regional leader does not call for independence or elections despite Spain's deadline
by Molly Hennessy-Fiske and Laura King, Los Angeles Times
Oct 26, 2017
2 minutes
BARCELONA, Spain - After dramatic brinkmanship with Spain's central government, Catalonia's leader said Thursday he would not call for early elections that might have eased a tense standoff with Madrid over independence.
The northeastern region's president, Carles Puigdemont, also had not declared independence, as some secessionists had hoped he might do.
With the clock ticking down on a Friday deadline set by
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