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Catalans May Lose Autonomy Amid Attempts to Secede - Spain Justice Minister

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Catalonia could lose its autonomous status, Spanish Justice Minister Rafael Catala said Thursday, as a result of its bid to secede from Spain. 12.11.2015, Sputnik International

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Catalans May Lose Autonomy Amid Attempts to Secede - Spain Justice Minister

21:08 GMT 12.11.2015

Supporters of an independant state of Catalonia and Republicans display a huge Catalan flag. File photo - Sputnik International

Catalonia could lose its autonomous status, Spanish Justice Minister Rafael Catala said Thursday, as a result of its bid to secede from Spain.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Asked whether the government thought of applying Act 115 of the country’s Constitution, which provides for the suspension of autonomy, to Catalonia, Catala said he did not "rule it out" as quoted by the EFE news agency.

Man wearing a T-shirt with an Estelada flag, a symbol of Catalonian pro-independence, prepares his ballot in Catalonia's regional parliamentary election in Barcelona, Spain, September 27, 2015 - Sputnik International

Spanish Constitutional Court Suspends Catalan Parl't Secession Resolution

11 November 2015, 21:11 GMT

On November 9, the Parliament of Catalonia passed a resolution to begin the process of seceding from Spain. The initiative was backed by 72 votes in the 135-seat parliament.

Catalonia has long sought independence from Spain, accusing Madrid of constraining its economic and cultural autonomy.

Madrid has repeatedly said that Catalonia’s separation from Spain is against the country’s Constitution.

© AFP 2023 / Jorge GuerreroCatalonia's regional government president and leader of the Catalan Democratic Convergence (CDC) Artur Mas waves as he celebrates, following the results of the Catalan regional election on September 27, 2015 in Barcelona.

Catalonia's regional government president and leader of the Catalan Democratic Convergence (CDC) Artur Mas waves as he celebrates, following the results of the Catalan regional election on September 27, 2015 in Barcelona.