extraordinary circumstances there was an occasion where we almost triggered the article during philippe gonzales government but it was never triggered in this occasion that wasn't possible and we have had to invoke that article because no government in any democratic country can accept that the law is ignored or changed this is done by trying to impose a criteria on someone else this article can be found in other european constitutions and the spanish constitution was voted on by or spanish citizens. let's get a few now from the lie how who is a historian an expert on cattle and nationalism and he's with us live in barcelona good to have you with us so we're in uncharted political waters right now but what happens next. it's hard to tell to begin with there is a wait until thursday or friday when the senate has to discuss and vote the measures that roy has announced these measures the. p.p.p. the popular party of has a majority in the senate and has no problem doing this but rather has acted as if this was not the case and that it was a institution free from the government and which would have n

extraordinary circumstances there was an occasion where we almost triggered the article during philippe gonzales government but it was never triggered in this occasion that wasn't possible and we have had to invoke that article because no government in any democratic country can accept a the law is ignored or changed this is done by trying to impose a criteria on someone else this article can be found in other european constitutions and the spanish constitution was voted on by all spanish citizens so before we press on this want to show you on the zero dot com put out a very simple explainer about this article one five five which madrid wants to inveigle just highlights a bit of the most important bit if a regional government doesn't comply with the obligations of the constitution or other laws it imposes or acts in a way that seriously undermines the interests of spain that's what madrid will be saying then the national government can ask the senate to vote on the use of the measure and if that happens the national government may adopt the necessary methods to force a regional governments to co