Politics
How Far Can the Catalan Rebellion Go?
The clash between Madrid and Barcelona is escalating. Here’s a look at what comes next.
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Catalonia’s secessionist movement is the biggest threat to the constitutional order in Spain since democracy was introduced in the late 1970s. Sunday’s unofficial vote to break away, setting the 7.5 million Catalans on course for a unilateral declaration of independence, flouted the authority of Spain’s courts, national leaders, police and military. It called into question the legal framework of the country’s $1 trillion economy.
What’s the separatist plan?