FILE PHOTO - Spain's Justice Minister Rafael Catala poses as he arrives to attend his first cabinet meeting at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain November 4, 2016. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
MADRID (Reuters) - Catalonia's leader Carles Puigdemont cannot solve its political crisis with Madrid just by calling regional elections, Spain's Justice Minister said on Tuesday.
Madrid has said it will impose direct rule on Catalonia to counter an independence push that the constitutional court has declared illegal, invoking never-before-used powers to fire the regional government and force elections.
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