16-Jan-18 TV News: 'Roger Torrent set to be next Catalan Parliament president'

Roger Torrent. This is the name of the next likely Catalan parliament president. The chamber kicks off the new term tomorrow, and for the pro-independence parties, which hold the majority, his name is on the table to lead the institution. But it won’t be that easy for them to appoint Torrent, as some elected pro-independence MPs ares still in prison or in Belgium. Will they be able to vote by proxy? This will have to be discussed tomorrow, but the issue might end up in the Spanish Constitutional Court. We’ll tell you all about the run-up to the Parliament’s opening session, and we’ll see how the Catalan political situation is making echoes in the European Union. / ACN

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January 16, 2018 08:26 PM