Spain Says It Will Remove Catalonia’s Leaders

The Spanish government said Saturday it plans to depose the leaders of Spain’s restive northeast region of Catalonia and wants snap elections within six months — part of an effort to block the region from breaking away. Catalan separatists remain defiant, saying it won’t be so easy to bring them to heel, and they’re threatening to engage in mass civil disobedience. VOA’s Jamie Dettmer has more from Barcelona.
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