How Madrid Plans to Oust Separatists and Run Catalonia
- Catalan regional president and his cabinet to be dismissed
- Plan aims for fresh elections in Catalonia within six months
Catalan Separatists Plot Response to Rajoy
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Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will dismiss Catalan President Carles Puigdemont and his government as he seeks to put a definitive stop to the region’s drive for independence.
Rajoy outlined a barrage of steps for approval by the Senate at a news conference in Madrid after leading a meeting of his cabinet on Saturday. He’s using Article 155 of Spain’s 1978 constitution for the first time ever.