Catalonia unimpressed with 'aesthetic measures' approved by Spain
Spokeswoman for executive questions need for ministers to come to Barcelona to announce "minor" decisions
spanish government meeting
Huge crowds turn out in Barcelona for pro-independence march
40,000 protesters take part in rally against the Spanish government cabinet meeting in the city
Unionist leader warns of ‘clashes’ in Barcelona during Spanish gov meeting next week
Arrimadas urges Madrid to "defend" those who don’t agree with Catalonia’s pro-independence president
Rajoy doesn’t exclude putting himself forward for investiture
Almost two months after the 20-D Spanish Elections, current Spanish Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, and Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE) leader, Pedro Sánchez, have met. After the encounter, which lasted less than half an hour, Rajoy announced that he may still put himself forward for investiture. “The most reasonable thing, in democratic terms, would be a government led by the People’s Party” he stated and added that PP won the 20-D elections and obtained “more than one million votes more” than PSOE. Regarding the approach towards Catalonia’s push for independence, Rajoy said they hadn’t talked about it but emphasised the commitment of both leaders to “complying with the Spanish Constitution”. Rajoy also referred to Catalan President Carles Puigdemont’s statement to Barcelona’s diplomats, considering it “lamentable and unconstitutional” to have told the consuls that “Catalonia walks towards independence”.