Spanish Senate approves direct rule in Catalonia after regional parliament declared independence

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The Spanish Senate has approved invoking Constitutional Article 155, imposing direct Madrid rule on Catalonia. The move came minutes after the region’s parliament declared independence from Spain.



The move will allow Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and his cabinet to adopt measures to rule Catalonia directly. The measures might include dissolving the Catalan government, assuming direct control of the rogue region’s police force and other steps to limit Barcelona’s autonomy.

Never before used by Madrid, the controversial Article 155 of the Spanish Constitution is effectively the political “nuclear option” for Spain’s central government.

The Spanish Senate’s decision came within an hour of the Catalan parliament voting in favor of starting the “constituent process” to split from Madrid. PM Rajoy met Barcelona’s decision with a vow to restore “legality” in Catalonia, urging all citizens to stay calm.

The ongoing events in Spain appear to be the latest and hottest flashpoint in weeks of political uncertainty following the Catalan October 1 independence referendum, deemed illegal and void by Madrid.

Following the results of the outlawed vote, President of Catalonia Carles Puigdemont announced the unilateral declaration of Catalan independence on October 10 only to suspend it, urging Madrid to engage in dialogue.

However, the central government dismissed the call, demanding Barcelona clarify its status, and threatening to enact Article 155 and suspend Catalan independence.

https://www.rt.com/news/407965-spani...ule-catalonia/

[Bosniensis]

WAAAARRRRRRRR

Another Spanish Civil War, it's like introduction to WW3, just like 1936 war was introduction to WW2.

/Conspiracy.

[DarkSecret]

Yeeeeeee Spain! What kind of democracy is this? Spain must be expelled from EU and we need a Catalonia sub forum.

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WAAAARRRRRRRR

Another Spanish Civil War, it's like introduction to WW3, just like 1936 war was introduction to WW2.

/Conspiracy.

Catalans have armed forces/militants?

Btw,

"European Commission declined to comment following Catalan parliament vote - Reuters "

EC prefers "wait and see" before comment.

[alnortedelsur]

Well done. The Catalan parliament acted against the law. They're cheaters, who had the balls to declare the independence of Catalonia on the basis of an illegal referendum, that was held with the only supervision of pro-independents themselves (like if I do a referendum inside my house with the only supervision of my own family who thinks like me), and where many voters voted up to four times. They deserve to be dissolved.

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The leading states will never allow such thing as independence of any ethnic group in Europe because there are too many of them.

[Kamal900]

Well done. The Catalan parliament acted against the law. They're cheaters, who had the balls to declare the independence of Catalonia on the basis of an illegal referendum, that was held with the only supervision of pro-independents themselves (like if I do a referendum inside my house with the only supervision of my own family who thinks like me), and where many voters voted up to four times. They deserve to be dissolved.

Indeed. It was unconstitutional to begin with, and the Spanish government has every right to curb up against the people who are going against the law of the land and so on.

[DarkSecret]

Yeeeeeee! Who do you think you are! Where is democracy? What happened to the self-determination right of the free peoples of West?! Yeeeeeeeeeeeee!

[DarkSecret]

Indeed. It was unconstitutional to begin with, and the Spanish government has every right to curb up against the people who are going against the law of the land and so on.

Pfff. Which declaration of independence was constitutional in the first place? They asked Catalans when they were writing a constitution?

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Catalans have armed forces/militants?

Btw,

"European Commission declined to comment following Catalan parliament vote - Reuters "

EC prefers "wait and see" before comment.

Syrian opposition didn't have either.