Catalan Rebels Say Spain Will Live to Regret Hostile Power Grab
- Separatists say prime minister may struggle to achieve goals
- Cabinet meets Saturday to approve plan to take back control
Catalans Edge Toward Declaring Independence
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Catalan separatists say Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy doesn’t know what he’s getting himself into as he moves to quash their campaign for independence.
As the government in Madrid prepares to deploy its most powerful legal weapons, three leading members of the movement in Barcelona said Rajoy isn’t equipped to achieve his goals and risks a damaging entanglement in hostile terrain. As King Felipe VI said Spain would stand firm against Catalonia’s secession campaign, they reckon they have enough support among the region’s civil service and police to thwart the government’s plan.