The Spanish Constitutional Court's second veto of Carles Puigdemont's investiture as president today has been picked up by international media. Here is a selection:
Reuters: "Spain central government moves to block new Catalan vote"
Spain central government moves to block new Catalan vote http://t.co/Z75rlIOXhZ
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) 27 d’octubre de 2014
Agence France-Presse: "Madrid blocks second Puigdemont comeback bid in Catalonia"
#UPDATE Spain's executive says it will block Carles Puigdemont from being re-appointed president of Catalonia, putting pressure on the separatist camp to pick another candidate and form a regional government https://t.co/oAga8UgC9A
— AFP news agency (@AFP) 9 de maig de 2018
France24: "The Spanish government blocks the way for a new mandate for Puigdemont in Catalonia"
El gobierno #español cierra el paso a un nuevo mandato de #Puigdemont en #Cataluña https://t.co/fp2dHoHDvL pic.twitter.com/I7wCWSwoyh
— FRANCE 24 Español (@France24_es) 9 de maig de 2018
Tribune de Genève: "Catalonia: Madrid blocks Carles Puigdemont"
Catalogne: Madrid bloque Carles Puigdemont https://t.co/rMWJIJ3Veu
— Tribune de Genève (@tdgch) 9 de maig de 2018
Televisió BFMTV: "Madrid prevents Puigdemont's reelection to lead Catalonia"
Madrid empêche la réélection de Puigdemont à la tête de la Catalognehttps://t.co/mYijVeJyB9 pic.twitter.com/CdMsPXyuqd
— BFMTV (@BFMTV) 9 de maig de 2018
Deutschlandfunk: "Spain: Court stops Puigdemont's election for the time being"
Rajoy hat von Madrid die Wahlen in #Katalonien plötzlich berufen, mit @KRLS als Spitzenkandidat. Jetzt will #Spanien das Ergebnis nicht akzeptieren.
— Mireia (@Holaiquetal) 9 de maig de 2018
Eine #EU "#Demokratie"... Oder die EU Türkei?@RegSprecher @SkaKeller @MartinSchulz https://t.co/6mAtyaZJzU
Der Standard: "Catalonia: Constitutional Court topples Puigdemont's election"
Katalonien: Verfassungsgericht kippt Wahl von Puigdemont: https://t.co/4uJ4kVLaeT
— derStandard.de (@derStandardde) 9 de maig de 2018
Russia Today: "Rajoy's government appeals the law to avoid Puigdemont's investiture at a distance"
ÚLTIMA HORA: El Gobierno de Rajoy recurre la ley para evitar la investidura de Puigdemont a distancia https://t.co/oIB25CCkut pic.twitter.com/LFzgvAP6UV
— RT Última Hora (@RTultimahora) 9 de maig de 2018