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Spanish Constitutional Court Suspends Catalan Parl't Secession Resolution

© REUTERS / Sergio PerezMan wearing a T-shirt with an "Estelada" flag, a symbol of Catalonian pro-independence, prepares his ballot in Catalonia's regional parliamentary election in Barcelona, Spain, September 27, 2015
Man wearing a T-shirt with an Estelada flag, a symbol of Catalonian pro-independence, prepares his ballot in Catalonia's regional parliamentary election in Barcelona, Spain, September 27, 2015 - Sputnik International
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The Spanish Constitutional Court has suspended Wednesday the secessionist Catalan Parliament's resolution by accepting for consideration a suit appealing to its illegitimacy filed by the country's government earlier in the day.

MADRID (Sputnik) — Now the judges have five months to rule on the issue.

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On November 9, the Parliament of Catalonia passed a resolution to begin the process of seceding from Spain. The initiative was backed by 72 out of 135 votes in parliament.

A file picture taken on September 11, 2014 shows demonstrators waving Estelada flags (Catalan independentist flags) during celebrations of the Diada (Catalonia National Day) in Barcelona. - Sputnik International
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The secessionist motion in the Catalan parliament was facilitated by the victory of the pro-independence Catalan Junts pel Si (Together for Yes) coalition and their allies from the radical left-wing Popular Unity Candidacy (CUP) in the regional election in September. The broad-coalition secured 72 seats in the 135-member regional parliament.

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said Madrid would use all political and legal means to prevent Catalonia from gaining independence.

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