Catalonia’s regional president Artur Mas gestures during a press conference announcing elections at the Generalitat Palace in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015. The leader of Spain’s separatist-minded Catalonia region has announced that regional elections will be held in September to determine whether a majority of lawmakers favor an independence drive. Catalonia regional leader Artur Mas says elections will be held Sept. 27 after he failed last year to convince the central government in Madrid to allow the region to hold an independence referendum. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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