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Catalonia’s Nationalists Lose Support – Poll

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Rally in Barcelona in support of Catalonia's independence - Sputnik International
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Forty-eight percent of respondents are against the independence of Catalonia, according to the poll provided by the Center of Opinion Studies (CEO).

Catalans are expected to turn out in droves on Sunday to make their strongest show of force to date for breaking away from the rest of Spain in a symbolic independence vote. Above: A man holds a pro-Catalan independence flag known as the Estelada. - Sputnik International
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MADRID (Sputnik) — Supporters of the autonomous region of Catalonia’s independence from Spain are losing strength, with less people now supporting secession, according to the Center of Opinion Studies (CEO) published Friday.

Forty-eight percent of respondents are against the region’s independence, with 44.1 percent voters in support of the move. In December 2014, a similar poll conducted by the CEO revealed that 45.5 percent of voters supported secession, and 45.3 percent were against.

Catalan President Artur Mas is also losing popularity, according to the poll. He won 4.42 points out of a possible 10 points in a popularity rating of Catalan politicians.

For the first time since 2012, when the region’s sovereignty drive began to gather momentum, more people are against Catalan independence than for it, a poll by CEO, an autonomous administrative body of the Catalan government, found Friday. - Sputnik International
For First Time Since 2012, Catalans Reject Independence From Spain: Poll
Some 2,000 people took part in the CEO poll conducted between February 9 and March 2, 2015.

Despite central government protests, Catalonia went ahead with an informal independence vote late last year. On November 9, 2014, more than 80 percent of Catalans voted for independence. The Spanish government dismissed the vote as unconstitutional and filed complaints with the Constitutional Court.

Following the referendum, Catalan nationalists called snap regional elections to be held on September 27, 2015, which could be yet another attempt by the region to gain independence from Spain.

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