People demonstrate in support of Catalan leader Quim Torra, in Barcelona, Spain January 3, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's electoral board on Friday ordered the pro-independence president of Catalonia's government be stripped of his regional lawmaker role, in a move that may complicate efforts to end a prolonged national political deadlock.
The board issued its ruling that Quim Torra lose his legislator's job on the eve of a possible turning point in the country's bid to re-establish stable government following its worst political furore in decades.
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