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21/10/2017 GMT

Catalan Leaders Defy Direct Rule

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The region's President says Catalonia won't accept Madrid's plan to curb their autonomy

The region's President says Catalonia won't accept Madrid's plan to curb their autonomy.

The region's President Carles Puigdemont, says Catalonia won't accept Madrid's plan to curb their autonomy. In a statement, he described the imposition of direct rule as the worst attack on Catalonia's institutions since the Franco dictatorship. Also: Andrej Babis and his ANO party have won a convincing victory in the Czech Republic's election, and why going faster on a Motorway could actually make us safer drivers. 

(Photo: Carles Puigdemont and Carme Forcadell, Credit: Getty Images)

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