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Welcome to bbc news. Spain has begun to assert direct rule over catalonia. The spanish prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, announced last night that madrid was taking control, after the Catalonian Parliament voted to establish an independent republic. The regions leaders have been sacked, its parliament has been dissolved and Regional Elections have been called for december. Andrew plant reports. The streets of barcelona, catalonias capital, where crowds have been celebrating through the night after the Regional Government here declared its independence from spain. Translation every citizen is clear about the goal. The price we will pay perhaps is expensive. But here we do things well, we work well here, and we respect everybody. Si, si, si this was the moment the catalonias government voted to declare itself an independent state. 300 miles away in madrid, Spains National government was also voting to take away catalonias regional powers and sack its leader after refusing to recognise catal

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