Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy gestures during a meeting in Lloret de Mar, north of Barcelona, Spain, September 5, 2015. REUTERS/Albert Gea
MADRID (Reuters) - The political struggle over Catalan independence from Spain looks set to intensify after an official opinion poll on Thursday showed separatist parties on track to achieve the slimmest of majorities in a regional election this month.
Catalan President Artur Mas has portrayed the Sept. 27 vote as a proxy vote on independence for the wealthy northeastern region after the Madrid government went to court last year to block a referendum on Catalonia breaking away from Spain.
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