Politics

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

Catalan parliament speaker will start a new round of talks with party leaders today to find a new candidate for president

Without CUP's support, Carles Puigdemont would be forced to resign as MP in order for pro-independence parties to have enough seats to elect Jordi Sànchez

With Puigdemont’s alternative for president behind bars, Spanish government rejects proposal as “against all logic”

Dismissed leader’s defense alleges that Spanish authorities infringed international treaties and violated his political rights

Major pro-independence party in Catalonia stresses that jailed vice president must be president-in-waiting