The former Catalan regional President Carles Puigdemont to occur in the European elections at the end of may as the top candidate of the electoral Alliance. “The goal is to bring the voice of Catalonia to be an independent Republic, into the heart of the European people’s representation,” said Puigdemont on Wednesday in Brussels. If the exile, who had fled independence supporters could move as a Spanish member of the EU Parliament, however, is not sure.
Puigdemont had declared after a controversial Referendum in October 2017, the independence of the northeastern Spanish Region of Catalonia. He was deposed by the Central government in Madrid. In order to avoid arrest for Rebellion, fled Puigdemont into exile in Belgium. In Spain, the arrest warrant against him remains in force.
The Spanish electoral law stipulates that the EU must swear to deputies at the beginning of their mandate in Madrid to the Constitution. Puigdemont would then threaten to arrest and process. The 56-Year-old is now hoping that he would enjoy this time, already parliamentary immunity.
in addition to Puigdemont, the currently imprisoned Catalan independence leader Oriol Junqueras is running as a candidate in the election at the end of may. He is the main accused in the process against twelve Catalan independence leader, in connection with the illegal classified independence referendum.
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Puigdemont remained after his escape to the Belgian exile, a process saves, because the Spanish judiciary does not perform processes in the absence of the accused. She had sought in vain the extradition Puigdemonts, among other things, also from Germany. (AFP)