Spanish PM ‘Will Not Rule Out’ Revoking Catalonia’s Autonomous Status
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said Saturday that he would not rule out using constitutional powers to take away Catalonia’s autonomous status if the region declared independence. Rajoy made the remark to the newspaper El Pais. “I don’t rule out anything that is within the law,” he said, adding, “I would like the threat of an independence referendum to be withdrawn as quickly as possible.” Earlier Saturday, thousands of protesters gathered at rallies in Barcelona, Madrid and other Spanish cities as Catalonians continued to push for secession after last Sunday’s independence referendum. Organizers of the Catalonia secession rally had asked …