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And tonight Puidgemont falls short of formally declaring independence for Catalonia, to the disappointment of many pro indy supporters, and opens up a welcome bid for dialogue with Rajoy and the Spanish govt - a 'tough decision' by a wise man IMO. Follow the pragmatic advice uttered by many international leaders etc and lets see if such an intransigent govt will 'cut any slack' on this issue. The game of political chess has begun and lets see if Rajoy and his cronies are drawn into a 'check mate' position that provides Puidgemont and his advisors with a ready made response after following this line of action and they 'hit the moral high ground' as well!! Interesting politics ahead in Spain eh!