Madrid Imposes Direct Rule Over Catalonia
NOVANEWS
By Stephen Lendman
As expected, Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy suspended Catalan self-governance after a Saturday morning cabinet meeting.
A regime statement said
“(a)t an emergency meeting on Saturday, the cabinet will approve measures to be put before the senate to protect the general interest of Spaniards, including the citizens of Catalonia, and to restore constitutional order in the autonomous community.”
It criticized Catalan officials for “deliberately and systematically seeking institutional confrontation, despite the serious damage it is causing to coexistence and Catalonia’s economy.”
Ahead of Saturday’s action, a regime spokesman lied, claiming Catalan autonomy won’t be suspended.
Its officials will be replaced by Madrid “administrators,” its powers str...