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- Article 155 of the Constitution of Spain grants the government of Spain a coercive mechanism to force an autonomous community to comply with the law when it severely contravenes the Constitution of Spain or other laws, or when its actions seriously threaten the general interest of Spain.
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Article 155 of the Constitution of Spain grants the government of Spain a coercive mechanism to force an autonomous community to comply with the law when it severely contravenes the Constitution of Spain or other laws, or when its actions seriously threaten the general interest of Spain.
Article 56 of the Constitution establishes that the monarch is the head of state and symbolizes the unity of the Spanish state. It refers to the monarch's role as a "moderator" whose main role is to oversee and ensure the regular functioning of the institutions.
Article 155 has often been described as the “nuclear option” and has been rolled out amid a struggle between Barcelona and Madrid following the Catalan referendum on October 1. But what is...
Oct 27, 2017 · Article 155, which spans just two short paragraphs of the 1978 Spanish constitution, is 84 words long. But it packs a punch.
Oct 20, 2017 · Among Spain’s main parties, only the far-left Podemos is against using Article 155, which it considers to be a disproportionate response. Pablo Iglesias, the leader of Podemos, wants a Spanish ...
Sep 30, 2017 · Spain had never before invoked Article 155 of its constitution, allowing it to suspend Catalonia's political autonomy, and what comes next is not clear.
This requirement was a formal requisite needed to trigger article 155 of the Spanish Constitution, a so-called "nuclear option" that would allow the Spanish government to suspend Catalonia's political autonomy and impose direct rule from Madrid.
