On 19 May 2018 Torra announced his new government of 13 ministers , two of whom were in jail ( Josep Rull and Turull ) and two were in exile ( Comín and Lluís Puig ) . The Spanish government condemned the inclusion of jailed/exiled politicians as provocative and refused to approve Torra 's appointments or to revoke direct rule . Faced with this opposition Torra announced a new government on 29 May 2018 without the jailed/exiled politicians . In one of his last acts , ousted Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy ordered that direct to rule be lifted as soon as the new ministers were sworn in . On 2 June 2018 the new ministers were sworn in at the Palau de la Generalitat de Catalunya , ending seven months of direct rule
ousted
2018 vote of no confidence in the government of Mariano Rajoy
Torra Government