Spain: PM Rajoy turns to Constitutional Court to block Catalonia independence moves



MADRID: -- Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has moved to block Catalonia’s efforts to split from Spain.

He announced on Wednesday that his centre-right government had filed an appeal with the Constitutional Court to try to invalidate a pro-independence resolution adopted two days earlier by the Catalan regional assembly.

“What we are asking is for the resolution and its effects to be suspended,” Rajoy said.

“Obviously a parliament can approve, within its powers, laws and resolutions that it considers to be timely and appropriate. This is an appeal against a resolution that aims to break up the unity of Spain.”

Monday’s breakaway moves spearheaded by Artur Mas, acting head of Catalonia’s government, have
deepened a stand-off with Madrid ahead of next month’s general election.

Dominated by pro-independence parties, the regional parliament has backed a process aimed at
forming a Catalan republic, in what is one of Spain’s wealthiest regions, within 18 months.

The declaration it has passed rejects Constitutional Court decisions as not legitimate.

-- (c) Copyright Euronews 2015-11-12

these ppoliticialns dare to say that they will not let people with their land to be free, to form their own sate, notwithstanding they know for sure that the majority wants it?

and this is what you call democracy?!

haha

these ppoliticialns dare to say that they will not let people with their land to be free, to form their own sate, notwithstanding they know for sure that the majority wants it?

and this is what you call democracy?!

haha

"These politicians" do not send police, they do not send the army, they bring it to court instead. Horrible people indeed!

these ppoliticialns dare to say that they will not let people with their land to be free, to form their own sate, notwithstanding they know for sure that the majority wants it?

and this is what you call democracy?!

haha

"These politicians" do not send police, they do not send the army, they bring it to court instead. Horrible people indeed!

and if the counrt (which is of course their alley) will pledge them guilty Catalonia will be kept by force notwithstanding it's people vited agaist this.

this politicians just want to keep robbing catalonian taxpayers in sake of their left-liberal parasitic electors.

horrible people indeed!

these ppoliticialns dare to say that they will not let people with their land to be free, to form their own sate, notwithstanding they know for sure that the majority wants it?

and this is what you call democracy?!

haha

"These politicians" do not send police, they do not send the army, they bring it to court instead. Horrible people indeed!

and if the counrt (which is of course their alley) will pledge them guilty Catalonia will be kept by force notwithstanding it's people vited agaist this.

this politicians just want to keep robbing catalonian taxpayers in sake of their left-liberal parasitic electors.

horrible people indeed!

Catalan is part of Spain. It is subject to the laws of Spain and cannot change those laws, ignore those laws, unilaterally. There are considerable more people in Spain than Catalonia who also have the right to be part of any decision.

Another example of a small minority trying to ignore centuries of law and sovereignty because it it suits the agenda of some politicians.

these ppoliticialns dare to say that they will not let people with their land to be free, to form their own sate, notwithstanding they know for sure that the majority wants it?

and this is what you call democracy?!

haha

"These politicians" do not send police, they do not send the army, they bring it to court instead. Horrible people indeed!

and if the counrt (which is of course their alley) will pledge them guilty Catalonia will be kept by force notwithstanding it's people vited agaist this.

this politicians just want to keep robbing catalonian taxpayers in sake of their left-liberal parasitic electors.

horrible people indeed!

Catalan is part of Spain. It is subject to the laws of Spain and cannot change those laws, ignore those laws, unilaterally. There are considerable more people in Spain than Catalonia who also have the right to be part of any decision.

Another example of a small minority trying to ignore centuries of law and sovereignty because it it suits the agenda of some politicians.

the right to self-determination is written in a UN convention. and international laws have more power than national ones.

why people who don't live in Catalonia have the right to decide how Catalonia should live?