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Spain’s Basques form 202-km human chain to call for independence vote<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Tens of thousands of people from Spain\u2019s Basque Country joined hands to form a human chain running some 202 kilometres (125 miles) on Sunday to call for the right to hold a regional independence vote.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Spain\u2019s Constitution, created in 1978 after the end of dictator Francisco Franco\u2019s regime, states that the country is indivisible and last-year\u2019s attempt by Catalonia to hold a secession referendum was met with a harsh legal crackdown.<\/p>\n

Former Prime Minister with the conservative People\u2019s Party (PP) Mariano Rajoy, who has been roundly criticised for his handling of the Catalan crisis, was ousted by Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez in a no confidence vote June 1.<\/p>\n

Sanchez, who now heads the government following the vote, has called for renewed talks with the Catalan leadership.<\/p>\n

While most from the Basque Country, which already has a high level of self-determination and, like Catalonia, has its own language and culture, do not support independence, many believe the population should be given the right to vote.<\/p>\n

The human-chain protest was organised by Basque group Gure Esku Dago (In Our Own Hands) and ran from Donostia (also known as San Sebastian) to the Basque parliament in Gasteiz (Vitoria).<\/p>\n

The Spanish government, backed by the constitutional court, maintains that any ballot on regional independence is illegal.<\/p>\n

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