Together for Catalonia: bringing back President Puigdemont
Q&A on Carles Puigdemont pro-independence ticket, which also includes imprisoned civil society leader Jordi Sànchez
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MEPs denied from visiting Catalan leaders in jail
Seven members of four different European Parliament parties gather at the entrance of the prison in Madrid where pro-independence leaders are held
Spanish attorney general requests that imprisoned vice-president remain behind bars
Public prosecutor calls on Spanish supreme court to reject Oriol Junqueras’ appeal to be freed
Esquerra campaigns outside leader’s prison
Xenophobic far-right group holds counter-protest chanting disparaging slogans
From “Go get 'em” to “spectre of fascism”: parties’ gaffes on electoral campaign
Candidates have taken part in many electoral events and made some statements that they wish they hadn't
Postal vote from abroad doubles since 2015 election
Over 40,000 people have requested to cast ballot from overseas
Pro and anti independence forces face off in last TV debate
‘Separation of powers’ in Spain questioned by pro-independence parties
Criticism flies on campaign day 14
With just 3 days to go until voting, Catalan parties and politicians address comments made and government proposals
Catalonia in Common: in between blocs
Q&A on the party that stands as neither unionist nor pro-independence
Spanish vice president labels independence process ‘fake’
Sáenz de Santamaría dismisses pro-independence leadership as 'fanatical' and tells Senate that Article 155 has 'guaranteed public services'
Interior ministry opens inquiry into jailed candidates over election messages
Spanish authorities to decide whether Junqueras and Sànchez broke rules by campaigning from prison
Jordi Sànchez unable to communicate with family, says party colleague
Elsa Artadi lamented "punishment" against Sànchez after audio message broadcast at Together for Catalonia campaign event
Junqueras says there’s no reason why he cannot be sworn in as president
The main candidate for ERC says that he’s in prison for being consistent with “his decisions, thoughts and feelings”
Everyone claims to be the solution: campaign day 13
Only 4 days to go until elections, parties react to controversial statements in main events
Together for Catalonia to file lawsuit against Spanish vice president for perverting course of justice
Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría boasted that it’s thanks to ‘Mariano Rajoy and the PP’ that pro-independence forces are ‘headless’
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