The Spanish government has reiterated its rejection of a Basque plan for a referendum on a self-government bordering on independence.
The Basque regional government had made the proposal as a solution to the violence of the militant separatist group ETA. Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said Spain could not accept the plan, which did not respect the constitution nor have a wide backing in Basque society. He made the statement after meeting Basque regional Premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe in Madrid. The Basque leader announced the referendum for October 25, but even some sectors of his own Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) are reportedly against it.
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