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Disinfo: Also the Balearic Islands in Spain calls for independence

Summary

Not only Catalonia wants to vote on independence. In the Balearic Islands the political coalition MÉS per Mallorca calls for a referendum on the sovereignty of the island in 2030.

Disproof

Misleading. Mallorca is not about to vote for its independence soon. The article cites a document written by only one party, MÉS per Mallorca, in the Government. The vote of the Mallorca Republic is just a political intention and a manifesto written by one minority nationalist party.

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  • Reported in: Issue 81
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 21/09/2017
  • Language/target audience:
  • Country: Spain
  • Keywords: Catalonia, Referendum, Sputnik
  • Outlet: Sputnik
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Disproof

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Disproof

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Disproof

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