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Oct 20, 2017 · BARCELONA, Spain — Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy held an emergency cabinet meeting on Saturday to decide what measures to take under Article 155 of the Spanish Constitution — a broad, forceful...
- Raphael Minder
Oct 24, 2017 · It is the first time that Article 155 has been invoked, allowing the government to intervene in one of Spain’s regions if its autonomous government “fails to fulfil...
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Article 155 is only two short paragraphs of the 1978 Constitution of Spain. It says that if a regional government “doesn’t comply with the obligations of the Constitution or other laws it...
The problem with Article 155. A declaration of independence, signed. Image: Reuters/Juan Medina. The biggest issue is Article 155. It’s worth remembering that Spain’s central government...
The Constitutional Court ruled the declaration to be null and void, [2] an opinion shared by a significant number of legal scholars. [3] [4] The declaration was not recognized by the international community. In a ruling issued on 5 July 2019, the Constitutional Court established that Article 155 is an "exceptional and subsidiary remedy" that ...
Oct 22, 2017 · Article 155 says in its two brief paragraphs: "If a self-governing Community... acts in a way that is seriously prejudicial to the general interest of Spain, the Government... can take all ...
Oct 29, 2017 · The announcement to enact Article 155 has upset the Catalonian population as it is seen to directly undermine their self-governance and the so-called democracy of Spain.
