Nice democracy you have there - it would be a shame if something happened to it... From The New York Times:
Spain Will Remove Catalonia Leader, Escalating Secession Crisis
The escalating confrontation over Catalonia’s independence drive took its most serious turn on Saturday as Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy of Spain announced he would remove the leadership of the restive region and initiate a process of direct rule by the central government in Madrid.
It was the first time that Spain’s government had moved to strip the autonomy of one of its 17 regions, and the first time that a leader had invoked Article 155 of the Spanish Constitution — a broad tool intended to protect the “general interests” of the nation.
The unexpectedly forceful moves by Mr. Rajoy, made after an emergency cabinet meeting, thrust Spain into uncharted waters. The prime minister is trying to put down one of the gravest constitutional crises his country has faced since embracing democracy after the death of its dictator Gen. Francisco Franco in 1975.
A lot more at the article - Spain is sliding towards tyranny. Catalonia is prosperous, has it's own language and customs. Spain bought into the whole socialist scam and is now running out of money - they want Catalonia to stay under their umbrella to fund the excesses of their state.
It is interesting to see this return of local autonomy and nationaism breaking out. First, we had the Brexit, now Catalonia and now in Italy:
Interesting times indeed!
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