Catalan Separatists Warn “The Moment Has Come” As Puigdemont Suddenly Cancels Parliament Appearance
In a sudden, and perhaps ominous, last minute change, the First Minister of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, will now not travel to Madridon Thursday evening to appear before the Senate, and has brought forward the Catalan Parliament plenary session to vote on a response to Madrid’s application of Article 155.
Just hours after a PP spokesman confirmed that elections are no longer enough to stop Article 155 process to suspend home rule in Catalonia, El Pais reports, Catalan president Carles Puigdemont won’t appear before the Senate Thursday, citing unidentified people in PDeCAT party in the Congress.
The Catalan Parliament plenary session is now to start Thursday, and will vote response to application of article 155 of the Spanish constitution.
Bloomberg also reports that Catalan Separatists tell supporters that “the moment has come,” to “defend the republic.”
