Puigdemont offered Spanish president to hold a referendum every three years

The deposed Catalan president asks in an interview whether the PP has “right” to decide on Catalan people’s future

The interview of Carles Puigdemont in the Belgian newspaper ‘Le Soir’ (by ACN)
The interview of Carles Puigdemont in the Belgian newspaper ‘Le Soir’ (by ACN) / ACN

ACN | Barcelona

November 13, 2017 01:52 PM

The dismissed Catalan president Carles Puigdemont said in an interview with the Belgian newspaper 'Le Soir' that he offered the Spanish government to hold a referendum on independence “every three years” for “a generation period.”

"In January, I met President Rajoy and I told him that we were willing to talk about everything," stated Puigdemont. Nevertheless, the deposed Catalan president added that “the responses were negative to everything.”

When asked whether “the People’s party (PP), which represents less than 10% of the votes in Catalonia”, has “more rights” than the dismissed Catalan government “to decide on the future of Catalan people,” he said “no.”

“It was the last resort”

In the interview, Puigdemont recalled that he offered the Spanish president to negotiate “the date of the referendum, the question, and the majority required to take the decision.” In addition, the deposed Catalan president said that he also offered to negotiate “an alternative question between independence and increased self-government.”