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At the same time it has turned its back on former colonial power France, which it accused of supporting separatist groups.

The professor has in mind, among other things, Mr. Sanchez’s willingness to form a coalition government with Communists and Basque and Catalan separatists.

Less than 20 years before, Montreal lost its status as Canada’s financial center to Toronto when the separatist Parti Quebecois came to power in provincial elections.

"What signal is the Japanese leader trying to send to 'Taiwan independence' separatist forces?" he added.

The junta had popular support when it took power, promising to deal with the long-running security crisis prompted by a separatist rebellion in the north by ethnic Tuaregs, which was then hijacked by Islamist militants.