Spain's King Felipe urges Catalan leaders to act responsibly
The king speaks after pro-independence parties muster enough seats in regional elections on December 21 to secure majority in the Catalan parliament, to frustrate Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s bid to snuff out the region’s drive for independence.
Spain’s King Felipe VI called on Catalonia’s leaders to act responsibly as they form a new government following elections that handed separatists a majority in the regional parliament.
"Catalan citizens voted to elect their representatives in the parliament who must now confront the problems that affect all Catalans, respecting plurality and thinking responsibly for the good of all," Felipe said in his annual Christmas Eve speech on Sunday night, sitting in the Zarzuela Palace with the Spanish and European Union flags behind him.
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