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12:28, 04-Oct-2017
Test your knowledge: Separatist movements in Western Europe
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Separatist movements in Western Europe
On Sunday the government of Catalonia held a controversial referendum to break away from Spain and establish the region as an independent state. Madrid deemed the referendum illegal and Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said it had made a "mockery" of democracy. While the future of Catalonia may still be up in the air, it isn’t the only part of Western Europe where separatist sentiments exist. Test your knowledge of other would-be independent republics with this quiz.
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The October 2017 vote was the second time in three years that Catalonia held a referendum on "the right to statehood" but when did the regional government hold the previous vote?
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Catalonia is not the only region of Spain where some members of the population have aspirations of independence. Where else in the country is there a serious independence movement which historically has even included violence?
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The UK is already on the road towards Brexit, the country’s withdrawal from the European Union. The UK is made up of four countries and one of those overwhelmingly voted to remain in the EU. But it also recently held a referendum to decide whether or not to stay in the United Kingdom. Which country was it?
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What is the name of the separatist party that currently leads Belgium’s Chamber of Representatives?
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The Lega Nord party in Italy's industrial powerhouse and banking center that produces most of the country’s GDP wanted to split from the rest of Italy in the 1990s. But what region of Italy was it?
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Which German state is known for its separatist aspirations?
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