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How the crisis in Catalonia is helping Rajoy consolidate power

  • Written by Scott L. Greer, Professor, Global Health Management and Policy and Political Science, University of Michigan
imageRajoy leaves the Spanish Parliament in Madrid on Oct. 25, 2017. AP Photo/Francisco Seco

The news from Catalonia is alarming and confusing. How did things come to this, in a European Union member state, in 2017?

First came a referendum vote in favor of secession with police blocking voters from balloting and a declaration of independence.

The backlash...

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