Spain to trigger Article 155 to block Catalan autonomy
Al Jazeera English 半島電視台
Spain will enact Article 155 of the Constitution which allows Madrid to suspen
d Catalonia's autonomy, the prime minister's office said on Thursday in a stat
ement.
西班牙首相辦公室宣布將啟用憲法155條，剝奪加泰隆尼亞自治權。
The measure will be sent to the Senate for approval on Saturday, the statement
said.
該決議將於星期六送到國會同意。
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy was responding to a letter by Catalan leader Carl
es Puigdemont, which said Catalonia will declare independence should Spain con
tinue to block talks and enact Article 155.
Rajoy此舉意在回應加泰隆尼亞自治區主席Puigdemont。Puigdemont日前宣布倘若西班牙
停止對話，啟用憲法155條，加泰隆尼亞將宣布獨立。
Article 155, which is described as the "nuclear option", has never been used s
ince the Constitution was ratified in 1978.
自西班牙憲法於1978年制定以來，155條從未被啟用過。
Thursday's developments extend a struggle between Madrid and Barcelona over th
e status of Catalonia since the disputed October 1 referendum on secession fro
m Spain, which was halted by "excessive force" from Spanish national police.
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