Governor of
Catalonia Artur Mas intends to present a unitary list at the next
elections, on Nov. 9. in a snap vote.
The Spanish
minister of justice warned the governor of autonomous Catalonia,
Artur Mas, that his region could be subjected to the Article 155 of
the Constitution if he continues his fight for independence.
Minister
Rafael Catala said that he relied on the “common sense of Catalans
and Catalonia institutions” not to allow “a situation of crisis
and conflict.” For instance, if the governor declared unilateral
independence, he would threaten to appeal to the Constitutional
Court.
If the
regional government still ignored the ruling of the court, it “could
be considered the crimes of disobedience and perversion of justice.”
Then the conservative government of Mariano Rajoy would resort to the
article 155, which would enable it to “compel” the autonomous
government to “fulfill its obligation.”
In his
opinion, this article is “in vigor and could be applied, although
it has never been applied before,” as using this article consists
in a “theoretical and exceptional setting.”
Catala does
not believe the unitary list that Governor Mas aims to present at the
next elections on Nov. 9 will be able to find a majority in favor of
independence, he said referring to various surveys.
In January,
Mas announced that the region will hold anticipated elections Sept.
27 in order to “bring the separatist project until the victory.”
This independence movement grew prominent in 2012, and reached a
climax last Nov. 9, when an informal popular consultation found that
2.3 million people would vote in favor of independence.
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