{"id":106154,"date":"2017-10-22T02:50:37","date_gmt":"2017-10-22T00:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.arabtelegraph.com\/?p=106154"},"modified":"2017-10-22T02:50:37","modified_gmt":"2017-10-22T00:50:37","slug":"catalonias-leaders-fight-off-direct-rule-from-madrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabtelegraph.com\/?p=106154","title":{"rendered":"Catalonia&#8217;s leaders fight off direct rule from Madrid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>&#8211; Catalonia\u2019s leaders said on Saturday they would not accept direct rule imposed on the region by the Spanish government, as a political crisis that has rattled the economy and raised fears of prolonged unrest showed no signs of easing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-reactid=\"42\">Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy announced earlier on Saturday he would invoke special constitutional powers to fire the regional government and force a new election to counter the region\u2019s move towards independence.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-reactid=\"43\">Catalan President Carles Puigdemont, who made a symbolic declaration of independence on Oct. 10 after a referendum to secede, called Rajoy\u2019s moves the \u201cworst attacks against the people of Catalonia\u201d since Spain\u2019s military dictatorship.<\/p>\n<div class=\"DPSlot_container_2dHIN DPSlot_inline_1oeo6\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p data-reactid=\"61\">The assembly is expected to decide on Monday whether to hold a session to formally proclaim the republic of Catalonia.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\"62\">Catalan media have said Puigdemont could dissolve the regional parliament and call elections by next Friday. Under Catalan law, those elections would take place within two months.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\"63\">That would enable Puigdemont to go the polls earlier than envisaged by Rajoy, who spoke of a six-month timetable, and to exploit the anti-Madrid sentiment running high in the region.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\"64\">Pro-independence groups have previously mustered more than 1 million people onto the streets in protest at Madrid\u2019s refusal to negotiate a solution.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cLET\u2018S PROCLAIM THE REPUBLIC\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"Slideshow_inline-container_3FQ3h\">\n<div class=\"Slideshow_preview-container_2LrZm\"><strong>\u00a0Puigdemont and his cabinet colleagues joined a demonstration in Barcelona, wearing yellow ribbons in support of two senior independence campaigners who have been jailed on charges of sedition.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-reactid=\"78\">\u201cFreedom! Freedom!\u201d tens of thousands of protesters chanted as they waived independence flags and signs reading \u201cDefending our land is not a crime,\u201d and \u201cLet\u2019s proclaim the republic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\"79\">\u201c(Rajoy) triggering this article will not resolve anything,\u201d said 38-year-old builder Abel Fernandez, attending the demonstration with a pro-independence flag tied around his neck.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\"80\">\u201cThey won\u2019t be able to keep quiet the half of Catalonia that is in favour of independence and those who favour the right to decide.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-reactid=\"45\">It is the first time since Spain\u2019s return to democracy that the central government has used its powers to seize control of a regional administration.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-reactid=\"46\">Rajoy said it was necessary to end a crisis that has fractured the country and prompted Spain to reduce growth forecasts for the euro zone\u2019s fourth-largest economy.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-reactid=\"47\">After taking party in peaceful demonstration, Puigdemont expressed his rejection of Madrid\u2019s move, but stopped short of saying he would make good his threat to push ahead with the independence bid before direct rule takes effect.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-reactid=\"48\"><strong>\u201cI ask the (Catalan) parliament to meet in a plenary session during which we, the representatives of the citizens\u2019 sovereignty, will be able to decide over this attempt to liquidate our government and our democracy, and act in consequence,\u201d Puigdemont said in a televised address.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-reactid=\"49\">Rajoy, who acted with backing from the main opposition party in Madrid and King Felipe, needs the authorisation of Spain\u2019s upper house of parliament to impose direct rule.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cOur objective is to restore the law and a normal cohabitation among citizens, which has deteriorated a lot, continue with the economic recovery, which is under threat today in Catalonia, and celebrate elections in a situation of normality,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-reactid=\"51\">The Senate vote that would give Madrid full control of Catalonia\u2019s finances, police and public media and curb the powers of the regional parliament for up to six months is scheduled for next Friday.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-reactid=\"52\">That could give the independence movement room to manoeuvre.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-reactid=\"53\">The regional parliament\u2019s speaker, Carme Forcadell, said she would not accept Madrid\u2019s move and accused Rajoy of a \u201ccoup.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cPrime Minister Rajoy wants the parliament of Catalonia to stop being a democratic parliament, and we will not allow this to happen,\u201d Forcadell said in a televised speech.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-reactid=\"82\">Catalan authorities said about 90 percent of those who took part in the referendum on Oct. 1 voted for independence. 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