Spain's direct rule takes hold in Catalonia as secessionists accept elections

BARCELONA/MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's direct rule over Catalonia took hold on Monday as state employees turned up for work despite calls for disobedience, and pro-independence parties said they would contest an election, implicitly accepting the regional government had been sacked.

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