Catalonia temporarily led the Deputy Prime Minister of Spain

Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Sansa de Santamaria is temporarily appointed head of Catalonia. The corresponding decree of the king of the country is published in the official government messenger.

According to the document, before the new elections to the Catalan parliament, the Spanish government is assuming the powers of the region’s wife (government) of the region. Elections must be held on December 21. The new convocation of the region’s parliament will have to form the following Catalan government

According to El Pais, the Supreme Commissioner for the territorial coordination of the local police corps Ferran Lopez was the new head of the Catalan police. Prior to this, the authority of the head of local law enforcement officers was taken by the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Spain Juan Ignacio Soido. The former chief of the Catalonia police, Josep Luis Trapero, dismissed the day before, is suspected of inaction with riots in Barcelona before the referendum of independence.

The night before, the Government of Spain, with the permission of the Senate of the country , dismissed the government and parliament of Catalonia . This happened immediately after the Catalan deputies adopted the Declaration of Independence . “70 deputies voted for”, 10 opposed, two refrained. At the same time, 53 deputies boycotted a vote.

Madrid first applied article 155 of the Spanish Constitution, which allows to suspend the autonomy of the region if his leadership "does not fulfill the obligations provided for by the Constitution or other laws, or his actions cause serious damage to national interests."

Next week, the Prosecutor General’s Office of Spain is going to transfer to the court to be charged with rebellion against the ex-head of Catalonia Carles Puchdemon. According to the Criminal Code of the Kingdom, he can face up to 30 years in prison. According to El Mundo, if Puchtemon refuses to leave the post of head of the region voluntarily, he can also be accused of illegal appropriation of power. For this, he can get up to three years in prison.

The referendum on the independence of Catalonia took place on October 1. According to the autonomy authorities, more than 90 percent of the voted - 2.26 million people spoke from Spain. The turnout amounted to 42 percent. After the start of the vote, the Spanish security forces began to storm the plots and take the urn from there. Referendum participants were detained and beaten. In some cases, demonstrators were fired by rubber bullets. In total, 844 people suffered from the actions of the security forces, while the police themselves did not interfere with the Catalonia.

According to the Law on the referendum, the deputies of the Autonomy Parliament were to proclaim independence 48 hours after it, but they did not immediately do this. On October 10, Puchdemon called on parliamentarians to postpone the adoption of the Declaration of Independence for several weeks to facilitate negotiations with Brussels and Madrid. The next day, the president and 72 deputies out of 135 signed the declaration , but it did not acquire legal force, since it was not voted in parliament. On October 12, Spain Prime Minister Mariano Rahah called on the leadership of Catalonia for a week to disavow the document . However, the authorities did not do this.

On October 21, the Spanish government held an emergency. According to his results, Raha said that he would invite the country to dissolve the government of Catalonia , dismiss Puchdemon and appoint the Catalan parliament. The Prime Minister emphasized that the government does not terminate self-government, but dismisses "people who put it outlawed."

The next day, Puchdemon said that the actions of the Spanish authorities are the most terrible blow to the people of Catalonia since the dictatorship of Francisco Franco . The Spanish government opens against the democratic will of the Catalans and consistently abandons the possibilities for dialogue, he noted.