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(L to R) Major of Vic Josep Maria Vila D'abadal, President of Omnium Cultural Muriel Casals, Catalonian regional government's president Artur Mas, National Assembly of Catalonia's (ACN) president Carme Forcadell and President of Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC) party Oriol Junqueras and vice-president of Catalonia's regional government Joana Ortega pose after a press conference on January 14, 2015 in Barcelona announcing early elections next September 27, 2015. The announcement comes on the heels of a meeting at the Generalitat of Catalonia with members of the Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC) leftist republican party ending a deadlock as to the terms and the election date. AFP PHOTO/ JOSEP LAGO (Photo credit should read JOSEP LAGO/AFP via Getty Images)