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Separatists lose Catalan majority as Spain Socialists surge
May 13, 2024After ten years in power, Carles Puigdemont and other separatists lost their majority in Sunday’s Catalan regional election, which was easily won by the Socialists led by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. Six years had passed... -
Spanish PM took forgiveness initiative for Catalan protesters
Jun 22, 2021The government of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has taken steps to pardon Catalan separatists. On this occasion, the Prime Minister is going to give a speech in Barcelona on Monday. Some separatists were jailed in... -
Catalan separatists’ divisions erupt on referendum anniversary
Oct 2, 2018A year after a banned referendum on secession from Spain, tens of thousands of Catalan protesters piled pressure on the region’s separatist government Monday during an anniversary marked by road and railway line blockades and late-night... -
Leaving jail, Puigdemont calls for dialogue with Madrid
Apr 6, 2018Former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont called on Spain to abandon its attempts to prosecute separatist leaders as he left a German prison on Friday, urging Madrid to enter into dialogue with them. Puigdemont, granted bail after... -
Former Catalan president, detained in Germany
Mar 25, 2018Catalonia’s ex-leader Carles Puigdemont has been detained by German police acting on a European arrest warrant. Mr Puigdemont, who is wanted in Spain for sedition and rebellion, was held crossing from Denmark on the way to... -
Spanish prosecutors request jail for Catalan parliament speaker
Nov 10, 2017Spain’s state prosecutor on Thursday asked a judge to jail the Catalan parliament speaker who enabled its declaration of independence while an investigation into charges of rebellion and sedition continues. Prosecutors also requested jail for three... -
Ex-Catalan leader granted freedom to campaign for independence
Nov 6, 2017News Hour: Catalonia’s former leader Carles Puigdemont was spared custody on Monday, when a Brussels court ruled he could remain at liberty in Belgium until it had heard Spanish allegations of rebellion against him. The court’s... -
Ousted Catalan leader calls for united front for independence
Nov 4, 2017News Hour: Ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont called on Saturday for a united political front in the Dec. 21 election to continue the drive for independence from Spain and to protest against the imprisonment of former... -
‘Long road’ to independence, Ousted Catalan leader accepts new election
Oct 31, 2017News Hour: Catalonia’s ousted leader Carles Puigdemont on Tuesday agreed to the snap election called by Spain’s central government when it took control of the region to stop it breaking away, but he said the fight... -
Spanish prosecutor accuses sacked Catalan leader of rebellion
Oct 31, 2017News Hour: Spain’s state prosecutor accused sacked Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont of rebellion and sedition on Monday as the former regional president traveled to Belgium with other members of his ousted administration and hired a lawyer...
