Puigdemont made a symbolic declaration of independence on Tuesday night, only to suspend it seconds later and call for negotiations with Madrid on the region’s future. He must say ‘yes’ or ‘no’,” Spanish Interior Minister Juan Ignacio Zoido told Cope radio on Saturday. If he says he did proclaim independence, the central government will step in. If he says he did not, the far-left Catalan party CUP would probably withdraw its support for his minority government. Under Article 155 of the Spanish constitution, the central government can suspend the political autonomy of a region if it breaks the law.

Source: bd News24 October 15, 2017 13:07 UTC