12-Feb-18 TV News: ‘Spain won’t let Puigdemont be president, says Junqueras’

<p>Spanish authorities will never let Carles Puigdemont be reinstated as Catalan president. This is what his deposed vice president, Oriol Junqueras, said today from prison. Responding to a questionary in writing, the Esquerra leader said that the top priority for pro-independence forces should be to form a government. But before that, a president needs to be sworn in. Talks continued today between the parties in favor of a Catalan state, as the Spanish government made it clear that direct rule of the country will continue as long as a new executive is not formed. Rajoy’s cabinet also announced investments for the Barcelona and Girona airports. Meanwhile, we also learned that Catalonia might be a good place to invest in, in the near future.</p> / ACN

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First published: February 12, 2018 08:03 PM