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2012 in Catalonia
Events from
2012 in
Catalonia
.
Incumbents
President of the Generalitat of Catalonia
–
Artur Mas
Events
11 September
– Some 1.5 million people take part in Catalonia's annual independence rally in Barcelona.
20 September
– The
Spanish prime minister
rejects a
call
from Catalonia's leader for
fiscal independence
, days after a giant pro-autonomy rally in Barcelona.
25 September
– Artur Mas announces that Catalonia will hold early elections on
November 25
26 November
– Voters of Catalonia return a clear majority of pro-separatist parties to the
Catalan Parliament
19 December
– Artur Mas of the
conservative
Convergence and Union
party and
Oriol Junqueras
of the
Republican Left of Catalonia
agree to form a new government and hold a
referendum on independence
.