Published December 10, 2015
An opinion poll indicates a majority of people in Spain's northeastern region of Catalonia reject a proposal by secessionist parties there to have the regional parliament announce the formal start of independence from Spain.
The poll published Friday in leading newspaper El Pais said 51 percent of those quizzed opposed the motion, against 42 percent who favored it.
Spain's prime minister is meeting political leaders to get a united front against the motion.
The survey showed that if a self-determination referendum were to be held, 49 percent would favor remaining part of Spain against 41 percent who would support independence.
The poll, carried out by the Metroscopia firm, quizzed 900 people in fixed telephone interviews Oct. 28. It has a margin of error of 3.3 percentage points.
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