One of the hardest-hit economies in Europe from the global financial crisis, Spain’s recent economic success sets a good precedent for the euro zone’s potential for recovery. But political machinations on the horizon could put the progress it has made at risk. Sunday's vote in Catalonia gave a majority of the 135 seats to secessionist parties. But it did so with just 47.8 per cent of the vote on a record turnout of 78 per cent. Secessionists claimed the result is a mandate to leave; the national government in Madrid, as well as financial markets, do not agree.
Economy
Fears over the state of the Spanish economy after Catalan vote
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