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Spanish PM to appeal to Constitutional Court if Puigdemont invested

SpanishPrimeMinisterMarianoRajoyrepeatedonWednesdaythathisgovernmentwouldappealtothecountry'sConstitutionalCourtifCarlesPuigdemontweretobeinvestedastheleaderoft

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Madrid to keep ruling Catalonia if ex-leader Puigdemont re-elected

SpanishPrimeMinisterMarianoRajoywarnedMondaythatMadridwouldmaintainunpopulardirectcontrolofCataloniaiftheformerregionalleaderCarlesPuigdemonttriestogovernagainf

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Spanish PM urges winners of Catalan elections to respect law

MADRID,Nov.22(Xinhua)--SpanishPrimeMinisterMarianoRajoyinsistedonWednesdaythatwhoeverwinstheCatalanregionalelectionsonDec.21must"respectthelaw."Rajoyhimselfcall

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Spanish PM urges Catalans to defeat separatists at polls

SpanishPrimeMinisterMarianoRajoyonSundayarrivedinBarcelonaforthefirsttimeafterthecentralgovernmentappliedthearticle155ofSpanishconstitutiontosackCatalangovernme

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Spanish PM in Barcelona for first Catalonia visit since direct rule

SpanishPrimeMinisterMarianoRajoyonSundayarrivedinBarcelonaforthefirsttimeafterthecentralgovernmentappliedthearticle155ofSpanishconstitutiontosackCatalangovernme

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Opinion: What solution in old-school Spain/Catalonia negotiation?

TheleadersofCataloniadecidedtoholdareferendumonindependenceinOctoberthathadnolegitimacyunderSpanishlawandcouldthereforenotlegallyreflecttheopinionoftheregion.Ye

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Spanish PM dismisses Catalan gov't, calls fresh regional elections

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Friday announced the immediate sacking of Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and his government and called new elections in the region on Dec. 21.

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Spanish PM dismisses Catalan gov't, calls fresh regional elections

SpanishPrimeMinisterMarianoRajoyonFridayannouncedtheimmediatesackingofCatalanleaderCarlesPuigdemontandhisgovernmentandcallednewelectionsintheregiononDec.21.This

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Spain PM approves taking back powers from Catalonia

SpanishPrimeMinisterMarianoRajoyhasapprovedimplementingArticle155,whichwouldallowhisMadridgovernmenttotakebacksomepowersfromCatalonia.Thedecisionwastakenafteras

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Spanish PM rejects mediation over Catalonia situation

SpanishPrimeMinisterMarianoRajoyonWednesdayaddressedtheSpanishCongressinthewakeofthe"suspended"declarationofindependencemadebyCatalanleaderCarlesPuigdemont.Span

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Spain threatens to suspend Catalonia's autonomy in crisis

SpainthreatenedonWednesdaytosuspendCatalonia'sautonomyifitfollowsthroughonitsthreattobreakawayasanindependentcountry.PrimeMinisterMarianoRajoyhasvowedtodoeveryt

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Spanish PM considers using constitution to suspend Catalonia's autonomy

SpanishPrimeMinisterMarianoRajoysaysheisconsideringusingconstitutionalpowerstosuspendCatalonia'sautonomyandpreventtheregionfromgainingindependence.Catalansepara

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No reason to call new general election: Spanish PM

Spain'sPrimeMinisterMarianoRajoyonMondaysaidherefusedtoholdanothergeneralelectionafterPedroSanchezwasvotedasleaderoftheSpanishSocialist(PSOE)partyinaprimaryonSu

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Obama stresses close U.S.-Spain ties during brief visit to Madrid

​ President of the United States Barak Omaba met King Felipe VI of Spain and acting Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Sunday during his brief visit to Spain.

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Spanish PM Rajoy denies Spain trying to 'bring down' Greek gov't

​Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Sunday denied the accusations by his Greek counterpart Alex Tsipras that Spain and Portugal had formed an "axis against Athens" to "bring down" his government.

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Spanish king abdicates, to be succeeded by Prince Felipe

King Juan Carlos of Spain is abdicating from his position as head of state on Monday

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Spanish PM declares three days of mourning for train crash victims

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Thursday announced that Spain would observe three days of mourning for the victims of the train accident in the country's northwestern region of Galicia which has claimed at least 80 lives.