Spanish gov't aims for January regional elections in Catalonia - PSOE

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Fri, 20 Oct 2017 - 09:05 GMT

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Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy arrives at a European Union leaders summit in Brussels -- REUTERS

Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy arrives at a European Union leaders summit in Brussels -- REUTERS

MADRID - 20 October 2017: The Spanish government has agreed with the opposition Socialists (PSOE) to hold regional elections in January in Catalonia as part of the extraordinary package of measures to temporarily impose direct rule on the region, Socialist politician Carmen Calvo said in an interview on national television on Friday.

Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will hold a special cabinet meeting on Saturday to put in motion the process to suspend Catalonia's autonomy after regional leader Carles Puigdemont refused to drop his secession campaign.

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