Is Spain Francoland? No. Has the Catalan crisis damaged Spanish democracy? Yes.

Is Spain Francoland? No. Has the Catalan crisis damaged Spanish democracy? Yes.  Washington Post Catalan separatists win majority in election, in rebuke to Spain and EU  NBCNews.com Catalonia election: Puigdemont hails 'defeat' for Spanish state  BBC News Moment of truth for Catalonia - married Belfast academics differ over the question of independence for breakaway region  Belfast TelegraphFull coverage