THE CATALAN PRESIDENT APPEARS DEEPLY UNCERTAIN

The Catalan president Puigdemont appears deeply uncertain. After his initial agreement to new elections he refused them afterward. Annoyed about this inactivity his moderate minister Santi Vila resigned. Today the Spanish Senate will decide about the Catalan autonomy rights, the Catalan control of the public administration and police, the disempowerment of Mr. Puigdemont and new Catalan elections. According to polls the people in Catalonia are devided, with a small majority in favour of independence.