Spain seeks to block Carles Puigdemont becoming leader of Catalonia
Spanish deputy prime minister said current circumstances did not permit the election of Carles Puigdemont as regional leader as he cannot enter Spain without being arrested.
Ousted Catalan president Carles Puigdemont. (Source: AP/File)
The Spanish government took steps on Thursday to prevent the re-election of Catalonia’s sacked leader Carles Puigdemont as head of the region in a renewed effort to crack down on the independence movement.
Puigdemont has been living in self-imposed exile in Brussels since the Madrid government dismissed him as Catalan president in October for spearheading the campaign to split from Spain which culminated in a declaration of independence by the regional parliament.
He faces charges of sedition and rebellion in Spain.
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