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10 October 2017updated 29 Oct 2017 10:49am

“I prefer to go into the abyss”: Catalonia stands on the brink of independence

Carles Puigdemont, the head of the Catalan government, is expected to make a statement at 6pm on Tuesday. 

By Jose miguel-calatayud

Tuesday 10 October may be the day on which Catalonia is declared an independent or state. Or, then again, it may not.

The clock is ticking as Carles Puigdemont, the head of the Catalan government, is expected to appear at 6pm today before the regional Parliament in Barcelona to “report about the present political situation” in Catalonia.

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