Time for Mariano Rajoy to think about a new deal for Catalonia
After a month of madness, direct rule from Madrid seems to have been accepted by Catalans. That opens a window for progress
A SECESSIONIST leader flies into exile, seeking protection after being threatened with a 30-year prison sentence for sedition and rebellion. In the capital the government takes emergency powers, suspending a regional parliament after it illegally declares independence, assuming direct control of its police and civil service. Pinch yourself. This is not some poor, decrepit country but, incredibly, a modern western European democracy—Spain.
This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline “After a month of madness”
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