Civic groups, too, piled on the pressure, organising a march on the regional parliament Wednesday evening to press for an independent Catalan republic. According to Catalan daily La Vanguardia, Tuesday’s meeting yielded “intense debate” and went on well into the night. The Catalan parliament is to meet Thursday to formulate a response to Madrid, where the Senate will convene Friday to formally approve measures under Article 155 to take over the region’s government and finances. On Wednesday, Rajoy insisted Article 155 was “the only possible response” to Puigdemont’s independence push. A republic now.”“As from Thursday, we have to be ready and available to mobilise in the streets,” Catalan MP Antoni Castella said.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 25, 2017 14:26 UTC