Parliament speaker proposes Jordi Sànchez as presidential candidate
JxCat and Esquerra reach pre-agreement on investiture of Sànchez
March 5, 2018 08:17 PM
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JxCat and Esquerra reach pre-agreement on investiture of Sànchez
March 5, 2018 08:17 PM
The pro-independence parties still have to convince CUP to not abstain in vote for jailed leader
March 5, 2018 07:22 PM
Far-left CUP confirms that the party will not vote for Jordi Sànchez, the candidate proposed by Carles Puigdemont
March 5, 2018 03:03 PM
Amid negotiations with Junts per Catalunya, Esquerra’s Joan Tardà says his party should begin talks with parties opposed to independence
March 5, 2018 12:22 PM
Catalan parliament speaker will start a new round of talks with party leaders today to find a new candidate for president
March 4, 2018 09:20 PM
Without CUP's support, Carles Puigdemont would be forced to resign as MP in order for pro-independence parties to have enough seats to elect Jordi Sànchez
March 3, 2018 03:14 PM
With Puigdemont’s alternative for president behind bars, Spanish government rejects proposal as “against all logic”
March 2, 2018 05:31 PM
Dismissed leader’s defense alleges that Spanish authorities infringed international treaties and violated his political rights
March 2, 2018 04:39 PM
Major pro-independence party in Catalonia stresses that jailed vice president must be president-in-waiting
March 2, 2018 12:10 PM
From Brussels, the deposed Catalan leader presents a lawsuit against Spain before the UN Human Rights Committee
March 1, 2018 08:12 PM
Spain’s Supreme Court declares the investigation of pro-independence leaders to be “complex” and will take more time than normal
March 1, 2018 04:20 PM
Unionist Ciutadans will appeal in Spain's Constitutional Court, arguing their rights were violated in a tense and controversial plenary session
March 1, 2018 02:34 PM
The Spanish president also warned that electing jailed Jordi Sànchez would be a “great mistake”
March 1, 2018 01:34 PM
A motion to be voted on in parliament on Thursday excludes last October’s declaration of independence
March 1, 2018 10:52 AM
Removed honorary representative for Finland says he has not been given any reason for decision
February 28, 2018 06:52 PM
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