title: Sacked Catalan president calls for opposition to Madrid
text: MADRID (Reuters) - Sacked Catalan president Carles Puigdemont on Saturday called for a  democratic opposition  to Madrid s takeover of the region following its declaration of independence.  It s very clear that the best form of defending the gains made up until now is democratic opposition to article 155,  Puigdemont said in a brief statement. 