Decision comes in record time and Spains premier Mariano Rajoy hails it as a win just weeks before tightest election in yearsSpain’s constitutional court has struck down the Catalan parliament’s motion to initiate the process of secession,ruling in record time that the legislation infringes on the constitution.
The motion, passed by separatist MPs in the regional parliament in early November, and aimed to chart the process of independence for the north-eastern region. The legislation pledged a “disconnection from the Spanish state” to set up a Catalan republic,putting separatists on a collision course with the central government.
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Source: theguardian.com