Campaigning from prison on day 10
How jailing candidates might affect the election becomes a talking point after vice president gives an interview to ACN from his cell
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CUP, the alternative pro-independence party
Q&A on the far-left candidacy which might be deciding in ensuring a majority for a Catalan state for a second time
‘If the price of freedom is prison, we have to accept it’ says jailed vice president
ERC party’s candidate for president shares his thoughts on the upcoming election In an interview with the Catalan News Agency
Extradition case against Puigdemont closed
The Belgian justice officially puts an end to the proceedings a week after the Spanish Supreme Court withdrew the European Arrest Warrant
Parties call for dialogue in day 9 of election campaign
Despite general agreement that talks are needed each group defends its own priorities
Dialogue but never on independence, says Rajoy
Catalonia remaining in Spain is “safe” option, said the Spanish president on Wednesday
Ciutadans: Catalonia’s anti-independence champions
Q&A on Inés Arrimadas' unionist party, which aims to defeat pro-independence candidacies in the upcoming election
Catalan official in Brussels asks if Spain will continue ‘repression’ after election
Meritxell Serret says the new president has to be someone who can effectively take office, not necessarily Puigdemont
ERC, the oldest pro-independence party
Q&A on Oriol Junqueras’ party
Catalan TV coverage of Brussels protest excessive, states electoral board
The board has asked TV3 to compensate the Catalan People's Party, despite the channel not broadcasting the whole event live
Court of Auditors puts lien on property of former Catalan president
Artur Mas and former Catalan officials are being tried for organizing a non-binding independence vote in 2014
Parties focus on approach to take after election
Campaign, day 8: While the unilateral path is still on the table for pro-independence bloc, returning Catalonia to its pre-155 condition is a priority
Puigdemont: EU state not accepting election results would be “scandal”
Should the Spanish government accept a pro-independence party victory, the Catalan president would return to Catalonia risking arrest
Spanish Supreme Court requests investigation into Catalan officials
The judge rules to investigate the members of so-called "strategic committee" for independence, including ERC candidate Marta Rovira
Political allies clash on day 7 of campaign
Tensions appear between members of the pro-independence and unionist blocs as parties prioritize votes
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