Politics

After Brussels meeting, Puigdemont’s Junts per Catalunya backs jailed candidate and rules out new election

The deposed Catalan president will take part in a debate over self-determination during a human rights film festival in the city

Catalan parties explore ways to break the stalemate over the investiture and form a new government

Judicial body prefers to wait until Catalan officials are prosecuted before considering demand for their extradition

With Jordi Sànchez’s bid to become president blocked by the courts, parliamentary groups stress the need for a swift solution

With the presidential candidate in pre-trial prison, the parliamentary debate to swear him in is delayed amid judicial muddle

Spanish court denied Catalan pro-independence leader Jordi Sànchez permission to attend session to swear him in as head of government

The Catalan leader accuses Spain's judge of "having more power than two million Catalans" after having prevented jailed MP from being sworn in

Some 50 law professors accuse Spain’s Supreme Court of creating a “false story” to prevent incarcerated MP from being sworn in

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