Politics

Member of deposed Puigdemont’s cabinet, Clara Ponsatí, goes back to work at University of St Andrews

The pro-independence leader is taking a Spanish judge to the ECHR for rejecting his request to leave prison in order to be elected as president

Requests sent to two local authorities ask about extent of support council heads gave to independence vote

Parliament speaker to "defend the rights" of jailed MP as candidate for president "until the end"

"What kind of democracy do they think we should have to live in," asks Puigdemont

Junts per Catalunya and Esquerra try to get far-left party’s votes ahead of Jordi Sànchez’s election as Catalan president

Party might support former activist’s presidential bid if pro-independence allies agree proposal to “bring about the Republic”   

According to some media outlets, the Catalan police might have spied on some Catalan figures

While he gained relevance in 2015 as the head of a major pro-independence organisation, his political activism began in the eighties

Jordi Sànchez’s defense petitions Spanish courts for his release so he can attend parliament and take up the post

"The violation of some people's rights is the violation of everybody's rights," says jailed Catalan leader in The Times

JxCat and Esquerra reach pre-agreement on investiture of Sànchez

The pro-independence parties still have to convince CUP to not abstain in vote for jailed leader

Far-left CUP confirms that the party will not vote for Jordi Sànchez, the candidate proposed by Carles Puigdemont

Amid negotiations with Junts per Catalunya, Esquerra’s Joan Tardà says his party should begin talks with parties opposed to independence