The Spanish Government will not allow separatist challenge to continue

USPA NEWS - The Spanish Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, offered an official statement in which he announced that "the Government will not allow this to continue," referring to the independence process begun Monday by the regional Parliament of Catalonia.

At the same time the regional Parliament of Catalonia approved the resolution of independence, the Spanish Government put in place his response mechanisms to challenge sovereignty. This was announced by Spanish Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, in an institutional appearance in Bejar, in the province of Salamanca, where he was on an official visit, which also revealed that "just signed the request for an opinion to the Council State" with a request that opinion be drawn up within a maximum period of 24 hours. In that opinion, the Council of Ministers will meet in extraordinary session on Wednesday and the following day the Government appeal to the Constitutional Court will be presented.

Rajoy said in the appeal of the resolution passed by the Catalan Parliament "the suspension will be asked" and that the suspension “be expressly communicated to the President of the Parliament" of Catalonia, Carmen Forcadell, "for there is no doubt that no It has some validity" and to have clear his responsibility if failure to follow the decision of the Constitutional Court. Rajoy said that, against the independence challenge, the Government will implement "the rule of law, but all the rule of law; the law, but the whole law, and democracy, but the entire democracy." The resolution adopted, Rajoy said, "he despises legality and the plurality of Catalan society."

The Spanish Prime Minister thanked "the support received" in the last days of the rest of Spanish political forces, "which is a support for the law and support for the unity of Spain" and was "convinced that most Spaniards want the unity of the Spanish nation to defend itself." Rajoy concluded by asking: "We will preserve all the good that we have built together."