Vive le Catalonia libre?
- Thread starter Hoid
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Dead bodies in the street, no questions asked.
That's how far they will go.
Catalonia is going nowhere.
Apparently there is something wrong with using that right to vote in your own future, doh.
Spanish PM Dissolves Catalonia's Parliament after Independence Declaration
Spain dissolved Catalonia's parliament on Friday and called new regional elections after separatists voted for independence in a sharp escalation of a constitutional crisis that has stoked alarm in Europe.
In a televised address after an emergency cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said he had also removed secessionist Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and his executive.
Rajoy moved swiftly after the Senate gave his government sweeping powers to impose direct rule on the semi-autonomous region to quash its drive to break away from Spain.
He called for regional elections on December 21 as part of efforts to "restore normality" after the vote in the Catalan parliament plunged Spain into uncharted waters.
After a months-long standoff with Madrid, regional lawmakers voted 70 to 10 in the 135-member parliament to declare Catalonia "a republic in the form of an independent and sovereign state."
Catalans vote for independence but Spain imposes rule | Daily Mail Online
Tensions boil over on the streets of Barcelona after Spanish Prime Minister dissolves Catalan parliament and calls a snap election as Madrid imposes direct rule on the region
Spanish PM Dissolves Catalonia's Parliament after Independence Declaration
Spain dissolved Catalonia's parliament on Friday and called new regional elections after separatists voted for independence in a sharp escalation of a constitutional crisis that has stoked alarm in Europe.
In a televised address after an emergency cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said he had also removed secessionist Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and his executive.
Rajoy moved swiftly after the Senate gave his government sweeping powers to impose direct rule on the semi-autonomous region to quash its drive to break away from Spain.
He called for regional elections on December 21 as part of efforts to "restore normality" after the vote in the Catalan parliament plunged Spain into uncharted waters.
After a months-long standoff with Madrid, regional lawmakers voted 70 to 10 in the 135-member parliament to declare Catalonia "a republic in the form of an independent and sovereign state."
Catalans vote for independence but Spain imposes rule | Daily Mail Online
Tensions boil over on the streets of Barcelona after Spanish Prime Minister dissolves Catalan parliament and calls a snap election as Madrid imposes direct rule on the region
- Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy announced at 7.30pm UK time that the Catalan parliament has been dissolved
- Government was sacked in preparation for elections on December 21 and Catalan police chief forced out
- Follows a vote in the Catalan parliament by 70 to 10 - with two blank ballots - to declare its independence
- Shares in Catalan banks fell sharply in response to announcement, dragging entire stock market with them
- Both EU and USA, meanwhile, have backed Spain after vote - with the US also backing use of article 155
- Number 10 said UK 'will not recognise' Catalonia's declaration of independence after 'illegal' referendum
Spain removes Catalan leaders, asserts control over breakaway region
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Perhaps it should the the Royals that are fired instead, for all of Europe rather than just Spain.
All EU leaders have already said they won't recognize Catalonia.
The US as well.
Other countries don't matter.
lol, goes to show what how much the term 'freedom' actually means. Apparently you have to join Russia before the West had to sit down and shut up.
I believe they have to have the recognition of 2 countries to stand under international law. But they also have to be in control of their region and at this point they are not so it is moot.
The Royals of Spain are acting like Nazis and that includes all countries that support their war against the citizens who are trying to end a brutal rule.
Except Both referendums failed here. In Catalonia they didn’t. Separatism hasn’t been an actual issue here in a long time. Even when the PQ was last in power in Quebec no moves were made towards a referendum or separation.
They can and did. Whether or not they stay in defiance and try to assert their independence is another question.
The Royals of Spain, like ours, has no real power.