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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.
On October 27, 2017, the Senate of Spain (Senado) voted 214 to 47 to invoke Article 155 of the Spanish Constitution over Catalonia after the Catalan Parliament declared independence. Article 155 gave Spanish Prime Minister Rajoy the power to remove secessionist politicians, including Carles Puigdemont , the Catalan leader, and directly rule ...
- 31 October 1978
- 6 December 1978
- 29 December 1978
- Parliamentary monarchy
Article 155 of the Constitution enforced and direct rule imposed over Catalonia. Puigdemont and part of his cabinet flee to Belgium to avoid charges. Spanish court orders a jail sentence to 8 of Puigdemont's cabinet members (most later released on bail) and EAW against Puigdemont (later withdrawn).
- 6 September 2017 – 1 June 2018, (8 months, 3 weeks and 5 days)
Oct 27, 2017 · 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...
- Creede Newton
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. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy...
Oct 20, 2017 · Like several other provisions of the Spanish Constitution of 1978, Article 155 was modeled on the text of the federal constitution of what was then West Germany. It allows the central...
Oct 27, 2017 · On Friday, the Spanish Senate invoked Article 155 against Catalonia, a region in the country's northeast. Just minutes before, Catalonia had voted to declare independence from Spain. In...