Spain is set to impose direct rule over Catalonia, risking violent clashes and market turmoil
Spain’s constitutional crisis has entered a dangerous new phase, with Catalonia facing renewed unrest as the central government in Madrid pledges to impose direct rule over the autonomous region. Following the region’s controversial and constitutionally illegal Oct. 1 referendum on independence, Catalonia’s leader Carles Puigdemont delivered a lengthy, confusing speech last week in which he…