Spain Gets Ready to Take Control After Catalonia Declares Independence
- Resolution asks for countries to recognize a Catalan Republic
- Spanish Senate grants prime minister power to seize control
Spanish Senate Empowers Rajoy to Oust Catalan Government
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Catalonia is headed for a dramatic confrontation with Spain after the insurgent region’s parliament voted to declare independence and the government in Madrid gained the power to oust its separatist leadership.
The resolution approved by lawmakers in Barcelona said the establishment of Europe’s newest sovereign country had been set in motion. The portion of the text submitted to a vote included measures to ask all nations and institutions to recognize the Catalan Republic.