{"id":37015,"date":"2017-10-27T16:54:13","date_gmt":"2017-10-27T15:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/?p=37015"},"modified":"2017-10-27T16:54:13","modified_gmt":"2017-10-27T15:54:13","slug":"spain-crushes-catalan-republic-imposes-direct-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/spain-crushes-catalan-republic-imposes-direct-rule\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain Crushes Catalan Republic, Imposes Direct Rule"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Catalan Republic has been aborted less than one hour after it was born as the upper house of Spain\u2019s parliament on Friday authorised the government of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to rule Catalonia directly from Madrid.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Rajoy is now expected to convene his cabinet to adopt the first measures to govern Catalonia. This could include firing the Barcelona government and assuming direct supervision of Catalan police forces.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Catalan lawmakers voted Friday to declare independence from Spain, but Madrid vowed in turn to\u00a0<em>\u201crestore legality\u201d<\/em>and quash the region\u2019s secessionist bid.<\/div>\n<div>With thousands of pro-independence activists gathered outside, the regional parliament in Barcelona passed a resolution to<em>\u00a0\u201cdeclare Catalonia an independent state in the form of a republic\u201d.<\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>RELATED:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/breaking-news-catalonia-declares-independence-from-spain\/\">BREAKING News: Catalonia Declares Independence From Spain<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Spain\u2019s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy responded immediately, urging\u00a0<em>\u201call Spaniards to remain calm\u201d.<\/em><\/div>\n<div><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<div><em>\u201cThe rule of law will restore legality in Catalonia,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0he tweeted immediately after controversial vote.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Under the eyes of a nervous nation, Catalonia\u2019s regional parliament held a secret ballot, despite an opposition walkout, on a resolution the region\u00b4s authorities have no legal power to execute.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The motion was approved with 70 votes in favour, 10 against and two abstentions, a result that immediately saw Spanish shares fall sharply.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>-NAN<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Catalan Republic has been aborted less than one hour after it was born as the upper house of Spain\u2019s parliament on Friday authorised the government of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":37017,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[9197,10096],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Mariano-Rajoy-Prime-Minister-of-Spain.jpg?fit=700%2C420&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":36995,"url":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/breaking-news-catalonia-declares-independence-from-spain\/","url_meta":{"origin":37015,"position":0},"title":"BREAKING News: Catalonia Declares Independence From Spain","author":"Arinze Ago","date":"October 27, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"The Catalan regional parliament has voted to declare independence from Spain, just as the Spanish government appears set to impose direct rule. 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