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Pro-independence Catalan govt. wins confidence vote in parl.

Friday, 30 September 2016 6:30 AM [ Last Update: Friday, 30 September 2016 6:32 AM ]

President of the Catalan regional government Carles Puigdemont leaves after a debate on the government's question of confidence at the Parliament of Catalonia in Barcelona on September 29, 2016. (Photo by AFP)

Kusai Kedri
Press TV, Barcelona

Pro-independence Catalan President Carles Puigdemont has won a vote of confidence in Parliament over the region's State Budget. Puigdemont promised to continue working with Madrid to secure a referendum, but pledged to hold a ballot on independence in September 2017 if the ongoing efforts fail. Our correspondent Kusai Kedri has the story.

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