Dispute between Spain and Catalonia flares up

barcelona - The dispute between the Spanish central government and the separatists in Catalonia has flared up again after the last decisions of the new regional Prime Minister Quim Torra. He had appointed several separatist ministers on Saturday in his cabinet in custody or leaving the country after the forbidden referendum on independence in October 2017.

The conservative government of Mariano Rajoy spoke in a communication of a 'new provocation'. The Spanish Government, which had put Catalonia under guardianship within the framework of the forbidden referendum, would be the only body authorized to allow the appointment of ministers.

The newspaper El País wrote Sunday that Rajoy has made it clear that, despite the election of a new Catalan president, Article 155 of the Constitution will remain provisionally applicable and that the central government will retain control over the region in the light of the latter. developments. In fact, the board appointed by Spain would automatically end with the arrival of a new regional government.

Torra had sent Rajoy a letter a few days ago asking him for a meeting and dialogue. 'The will to dialogue has lasted exactly 24 hours,' according to the government's announcement.

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