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BARCELONA - Spain's Congress on Thursday overturned an upper house veto with its final approval of a disputed amnesty for Catalan separatists that is expected to set the stage for Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's second term and allow the return of an exiled pro-independence leader.The bill, approved by 177-172 votes, will become law once it is published in the official gazette as early as Friday.
In a survey by El Mundo newspaper in March, 62% of respondents across Spain rejected the amnesty, but in the Catalonia region alone most voters - 48% - supported it. He has argued amnesty will bring reconciliation with the northeastern region seven years after its illegal referendum and unilateral declaration of independence set off Spain's worst political crisis in over 30 years.
Sanchez's approach was largely vindicated earlier this month when his Socialist Party won Catalonia's regional election and separatists lost their long-running parliamentary majority.
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