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    Spanish Prime Minister Takes Unprecedented Step To Dissolve Catalan Government

    Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy announced he was invoking a previously unused Spanish constitutional article to "restore order."
    by Chris Benderev Oct 21, 2017 2 minutes
    Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy speaks during a press conference after an extraordinary cabinet meeting at Moncloa Palace on October 21, 2017 in Madrid, Spain. / Pablo Blazquez Dominguez / Getty Images

    Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy announced Saturday that he was invoking a provision in his country's constitution that allows him to suspend and overtake the regional government of Catalonia as part of his effort to quell its secessionist movement.

    "I am firing the Catalan regional president and all Catalan government ministers," Rajoy told reporters after a emergency meeting with his Cabinet in Madrid that lasted more than

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