Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is calling on the Spanish Senate to approve his plan to seize direct control of the northeastern region of Catalonia and fire its leader, Carles Puigdemont, and all regional ministers. If the Senate approves the use of Article 155 of the Spanish Constitution, Spain could also take over Catalonia’s police, public media and finances. On Thursday, Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont ruled out holding snap elections to diffuse the crisis. This is 16-year-old Paula Perez, speaking Thursday.

Paula Perez: “We don’t know right now what is going to happen, because the situation we are living in is very chaotic. But we will continue waiting to see what will happen.”