Catalonia's Parallel World Runs Into Harsh Spanish Reality
- Prosecutors may move against separatists Monday, El Pais says
- Ousted president calls for peaceful resistance to Madrid
Puigdemont Faces Charges Over Catalan Independence
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As children return to school and parents to their jobs, it could be like any other week in the Spanish region of Catalonia. But for those who support President Carles Puigdemont and his separatists, it’s the first working day of Europe’s newest republic.
Parallel worlds persisted in Barcelona on Monday, with Puigdemont styling himself head of the new sovereign state and the Spanish government beginning the process of reasserting control over the rebel region after its declaration of independence on Friday. Spanish stocks and bonds jumped on signs that normality will soon be restored.