Separatists squabble as `healing´ election leaves Catalonia even more divided
(The Guardian Spain)

The regional poll on 21 December that was meant to restore normality is achieving the oppositeThey are the elections that many believe could shape Spain´s future by paving the way for Catalan independence. But divisions are emerging among the separatists - and the leader of the leftwing party ahead in the polls is floundering as she comes under scrutiny.As campaigning for the 21 December elections reaches a climax, political leaders are ignoring their traditional focus on issues such as the economy and have turned this month´s contest into a race between two blocs - secessionists and constitutionalists.(June 28, 2010)  Continue reading...