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Spain's constitutional court annuls Catalan declaration of independence

FILE PHOTO: A Catalan separatist flag is waved in front of the Generalitat Palace, the Catalan regional government headquarters in Barcelona, Spain, October 30, 2017. REUTERS/Juan Medina

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Constitutional Court officially annulled the Catalan parliament's Oct. 27 unilateral declaration of independence on Wednesday, a widely expected ruling after the move was suspended by the court.

The Madrid government sacked Catalonia's president and dismissed its parliament hours after the region declared itself independent with 70 votes for, 10 votes against and after lawmakers from three national parties walked out of the vote.

Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont gestures while delivering a speech to Catalan mayors in Brussels, Belgium, November 7, 2017. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

(Reporting by Inmaculada Sanz; Writing by Paul Day; Editing by Angus Berwick)

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