Spanish PM aims to take over Catalan govt; residents aghast

Catalan President Carles Puigdemont, centre, takes part at a march with deputy president Oriol Junqueras, left and Carme Forcadell, speaker of the house in the Catalan parliament to protest against the National Court’s decision to imprison civil society leaders, in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. The Spanish government moved decisively Saturday to use a previously untapped constitutional power so it can take control of Catalonia and derail the independence movement led by separatist politicians in the prosperous industrial region. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

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