Madrid set to impose direct rule on Catalonia as independence deadline passes
Catalan President Carles Puigdemont responded ambiguously to a central government ultimatum - REUTERS/ he faces his final chance to relinquish independence within three days or it would trigger Article 155, the so-called 'nuclear option' which would override Catalonia's autonomy. had set a deadline of 10am local time yesterday for Mr Puigdemont to clarify whether or not the autonomous region had made a unilateral declaration of independence last week. The Catalan president responded with a four-page letter that did not directly answer the ...
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