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A.Political Particulars Of Barcelona
Population wise, Barcelona is the largest city in Spain with the sole exception of Madrid. Capital of Catalonia, the city is governed and run by the Barcelona city council which works within the larger framework of the Spanish Constitution and the Catalan Statute of Autonomy, and European Union Laws.
Spain is made up of autonomous communities that are organized into a parliamentary monarchy. Each of those autonomous states has their own institution; in Catalonia that is the Generalitat which is run by the President of the Generalitat, the Parliament and the Govern de Catalonia, or the Executive Council. Whilst the history of Catalonia as an independent state dates back to the Middle Ages, the first Geralitat of modern times was established in 1931 during the 2nd Spanish Republic, and most recently with the move to democracy it was restored. For the most part it is Catolonia's Statuette of Autonomy defines the laws of the region and i...
