Friday, October 27, 2017

#SPAIN: Catalan Pres. Rules Out Snap Election As Senate Moves To Impose Direct Rule

[world politics news]


Catalonia’s president has said he will not call a regional election that could have defused tension with Spain. Carles Puigdemont said he had considered calling a snap election, but was choosing not to because he had not received sufficient guarantees that the government's "abusive" moves to take control of Catalonia would be suspended. In a hastily-called address from his palace in Barcelona and with the eyes of the world watching, the separatist leader said the regional parliament now will decide how to respond to the Spanish authorities' takeover plan.

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