#spain holds emergency meeting on ho w to continue with using Art.155 against #catalonia

''The article allows the government to intervene in one of Spain’s regions if its autonomous government “fails to fulfill the obligations imposed upon it by the Constitution or other laws, or acts in a way seriously prejudicing the general interests of Spain.”

The Art. itself is ill-defined. Meaning enough possibilities to define and use it how they want.


'Beside Article 155, Mr. Rajoy has a battery of other measures at his disposal to stop Catalan secessionism, starting with Article 116 of the Constitution, which can be used for situations of “alarm, emergency and siege (martial law).”

'used to replace key Catalan officials very swiftly, without seeking approval from the Senate.'

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