He did not indicate when — or even if — he would return to Barcelona. Instead, he said, “We are seeking guarantees from the Madrid government; on this will depend whether we return to Catalonia. We can’t avoid the rule of law, and we won’t shy away from our responsibilities, but we do need guarantees." [...]
On Monday the Spanish central government began to enforce Article 155 of the Spanish constitution, which gives the central government the right to take away regional powers in order to enforce the indivisibility of the country of Spain. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy dissolved the Catalan parliament and took control of the Catalan police force, installing a new police chief. [...]
But his supporters were not the only ones to head the call. On Sunday, some 300,000 protestors did take the streets of Barcelona. But they did so under the Spanish flag — demanding not secession but unity.
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