Spain Swears In Pedro Sánchez as Prime Minister, Capping Week of Upheaval-4
But he didn't say exactly
how he planned to resolve
the territorial conflict, and
his takeover in Madrid
coincides with the start of
a new separatist administration in
Catalonia, following the
election of Quim Torra as regional president. Mr.
Sánchez recently called
Mr. Torra "a racist" over
past remarks he had made
about Spaniards. Mr. Torra and his regional
government also took
office on Saturday. His
appointment ends a period
of home rule from Madrid
that Mr. Rajoy imposed in late October after the
previous Catalan leader,
Carles Puigdemont, and
other separatist lawmakers
declared unilateral
independence, in contravention of Spain's
Constitution. In his inaugural address in
the Catalan capital,
Barcelona, on Saturday,
Mr. Torra urged the new
Socialist leader to stay
true to a promise of renewing talks. "Mr. Sánchez, let's speak,
let's take risks, you and
us," he said. Mr. Sánchez is due to
name his cabinet in the
coming days, and women
are expected. Source:New York Times
how he planned to resolve
the territorial conflict, and
his takeover in Madrid
coincides with the start of
a new separatist administration in
Catalonia, following the
election of Quim Torra as regional president. Mr.
Sánchez recently called
Mr. Torra "a racist" over
past remarks he had made
about Spaniards. Mr. Torra and his regional
government also took
office on Saturday. His
appointment ends a period
of home rule from Madrid
that Mr. Rajoy imposed in late October after the
previous Catalan leader,
Carles Puigdemont, and
other separatist lawmakers
declared unilateral
independence, in contravention of Spain's
Constitution. In his inaugural address in
the Catalan capital,
Barcelona, on Saturday,
Mr. Torra urged the new
Socialist leader to stay
true to a promise of renewing talks. "Mr. Sánchez, let's speak,
let's take risks, you and
us," he said. Mr. Sánchez is due to
name his cabinet in the
coming days, and women
are expected. Source:New York Times
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