国际英语资讯:Spanish Senate invites Catalan leader to speak later in week
<p><span word="MADRID">MADRID</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 24-- <span word="Catalan">Catalan</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="Carles">Carles</span> <span word="Puigdemont">Puigdemont</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="senate">senate</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="application">application</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Article">Article</span> 155 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="Constitution">Constitution</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="sacked">sacked</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="Catalan">Catalan</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Madrid">Madrid</span>.</p><p><span word="Puigdemont">Puigdemont</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="senate">senate</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="approve">approve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="article">article</span>.</p><p><span word="Vice">Vice</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="senate">senate</span> <span word="Pedro">Pedro</span> <span word="Sanz">Sanz</span> <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Generalitat">Generalitat</span> (<span word="Catalan">Catalan</span> <span word="government">government</span>) <span word="here">here</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="participate">participate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="debate">debate</span>."</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="uncertain">uncertain</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="Puigdemont">Puigdemont</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Madrid">Madrid</span>. <span word="Following">Following</span> <span word="Sanz">Sanz</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>, <span word="Catalan">Catalan</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="Jordi">Jordi</span> <span word="Turul">Turul</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Puigdemont">Puigdemont</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> "<span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="senate">senate</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="harder">harder</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>".</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Catalan">Catalan</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="session">session</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="current">current</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>", <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Puigdemont">Puigdemont</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="unilateral">unilateral</span> <span word="declaration">declaration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="avoiding">avoiding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="application">application</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="article">article</span> 155.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Catalonia">Catalonia</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="divisions">divisions</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="Socialist">Socialist</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> (<span word="PSOE">PSOE</span>).</p><p><span word="PSOE">PSOE</span> <span word="sources">sources</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="unnecessary">unnecessary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="article">article</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="Justice">Justice</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Rafael">Rafael</span> <span word="Catala">Catala</span> <span word="insisted">insisted</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="legality">legality</span>".</p>
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