Mixed reaction to idea of investing Catalan president at a distance
Pro-independence allies prefer to leave proposal in Parliament lawyers’ hands, while unionist groups rule out Puigdemont taking office from Brussels
How Carles Puigdemont can take office as Catalan president from exile in Brussels, with the threat of arrest hanging over him should he return to Catalonia, has become a hot political topic as the deadline to form a new government draws near. Indeed, on January 17, the new term will start with the constitutive session in Parliament.
Puigdemont’s JxCat ticket won the most votes among the pro-independence parties in the December 21 election, and with the secessionist bloc renewing its majority in the Parliament, Puigdemont is best placed to once again take office as Catalan president.