![]() All but one of the Catalan representative offices abroad have been ordered closed. ![]() Spanish ministers have assumed the powers of their counterparts in the Catalan government. ![]() Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría has become the de facto president of Catalonia. Puigdemont and all members of his executive council have been fired. The central government’s Cabinet has taken over running the Catalan autonomous administration under Article 155 of the constitution - an unprecedented move, approved by the Spanish Senate Friday. Here are seven questions at the heart of the Catalan crisis as it plays out in the coming weeks: 1. Instead, most seem to be getting ready for a snap election under Madrid’s rules. Yet no country in the world has recognized the Catalan Republic since it was proclaimed Friday and no separatist leader has so far provided a roadmap with a path to viability. His deputy Oriol Junqueras said Puigdemont continued to be the “president of the country” in an opinion piece Sunday. Carles Puigdemont, removed as the regional president by the Spanish government Friday, called on Catalans to exert “democratic opposition” to direct rule by Madrid.
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