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Saturday's formal swearing-in of the new Catalan government presided over by Quim Torra received extensive international coverage. Leading media from all over the world reported the event, drawing particular attention to the end of the Spanish government's direct rule over Catalonia and the return of a pro-independence government in Catalonia, and also to the simultaneous leadership change occurring in Madrid, with the investiture of Pedro Sánchez as new Spanish prime minister. 

Reuters (UK) highlighted both the return of a Catalan government with independence as its aim, and the Catalan president's call for talks with new Spanish PM Sánchez.

Frankfurter Allgemeine (Germany) stresses the possible opening provided by the new faces in Madrid: "A change of government in Spain: An opportunity for Catalonia?"

SRF News (Switzerland) tweets: "Catalonia returns to self-government. New president Quim Torra is a fervent defender of independence."

Business newspaper Handelsblatt (Germany): "The new Catalan government is already at work. President Torra will continue to push for independence"

Leading German weekly Der Spiegel: "End of central government intervention: Catalonia has its own government again" 

Public television network France Info says that new Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez will have to "reopen the Catalan dossier". Despite having labelled Catalan president Torra as "racist", Sánchez will now have to talk to the Catalan leader, notes the channel, adding that "we don't know what Sánchez promised the Catalan parties" in return for their support against defeated Spanish PM Rajoy.

Canadian public network RadioCanada: "End of Madrid's supervision of Catalonia" is the headline in this French-language network which highlights that both Spain and Catalonia have sworn in new leaderships at the same time.

The Wall Street Journal: "Spain ceases direct rule in Catalonia" says the US business-oriented daily. "A softer tone from Madrid coupled with the end of direct rule could somewhat ease tensions between the central government and Catalan officials," suggests the WSJ, while also asserting that, in the end, the implementation of article 155 "changed little in the day-to-day lives of most of Catalonia’s 7.5 million residents".