Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy gives a press conference at La Moncloa palace in Madrid on October 1, 2017. (AFP / Javier Soriano)
Madrid: Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said Sunday that the rule of law had prevailed in Catalonia because an independence referendum in the region prohibited by the courts had been blocked.
"Today there has not been a self-determination referendum in Catalonia. The rule of law remains in force with all its strength," he said in a televised address.
