MADRID (Reuters) - A jailed Catalan separatist leader standing in Spain's national election this month said on Thursday he expected Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to consider a possible referendum on the region's independence to help secure a second term in office.
In a news conference from the Madrid prison where he is being held, Jordi Sanchez - his party's top candidate in the April 28 ballot - suggested the likely need for coalition deals would spur his namesake to cooperate.
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