New Catalan President visits imprisoned former ministersCatalan regional President Quim Torra ( C ) addresses the media after visiting imprisoned former Catalan regional ministers at the prison of Estremera on the outskirts of Madrid , Spain , 21 May 2018 . Torra has visited former Catalan ministers Oriol Junqueras , Joaquim Forn , Raül Romeva , Josep Rull and Jordi Turull at Estremera and plans to visit the rest of Catalan regional top officials incarcerated at Alcala - Meco and Soto del Real prisons , both in Madrid , along the day . His visit comes following Primer Minister Mariano Rajoy ' s decision of blocking the formation of the new Catalan Government because of the inclusion of imprisoned former ministers Rull and Turull , as well as fled Lluis Puig and Tomi Comin , in it . As the Government has not endorsed Torra ' s proposed list of Catalan ministers and its official publication has not entered in to effect , Spanish Constitution ' s Article 155 imposing direct rule on Catalonia will remain in effect so far . EPA / VICTOR LERENA ▶ 기사 제보 및 문의 ▶ 내 생활 에 흥 이 나 는 최신 트렌드    ▶ 사진 구매 문의