A sequel to this political drama could hardly come at a worse time, with the Spanish economy still recovering from the blows of the massive financial crisis that began in 2008; relations with the prosperous northeastern region of Catalonia, which tried to break away from Spain in 2017, still..…

In gesture, he acceded to request from the separatists to 9 jailed leaders awaiting trial to regional prisons and even considered amnesty if they were to be sentenced by Spain's courts for their alleged in the 2017 referendum. . But the measures were not enough to secure the backing of..…