Parliament speaker looks for presidential candidate
Far-left CUP confirms that the party will not vote for Jordi Sànchez, the candidate proposed by Carles Puigdemont
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ERC leader opens door to dialogue with unionist parties
Amid negotiations with Junts per Catalunya, Esquerra’s Joan Tardà says his party should begin talks with parties opposed to independence
Agreeing on a new Catalan president: where are we now?
Catalan parliament speaker will start a new round of talks with party leaders today to find a new candidate for president
CUP not to vote for Sànchez as Catalan 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
Spain ‘will not consent’ to swearing in Sànchez from prison
With Puigdemont’s alternative for president behind bars, Spanish government rejects proposal as “against all logic”
Puigdemont v Spain: Catalan president takes case to UN human rights committee
Dismissed leader’s defense alleges that Spanish authorities infringed international treaties and violated his political rights
ERC: after Puigdemont, next ‘legitimate’ president is Junqueras
Major pro-independence party in Catalonia stresses that jailed vice president must be president-in-waiting
Puigdemont gives way to jailed Jordi Sànchez as president
From Brussels, the deposed Catalan leader presents a lawsuit against Spain before the UN Human Rights Committee
Case against Catalan independence extended up to 18 months
Spain’s Supreme Court declares the investigation of pro-independence leaders to be “complex” and will take more time than normal
Catalan Parliament supports Puigdemont’s legitimacy as president
Unionist Ciutadans will appeal in Spain's Constitutional Court, arguing their rights were violated in a tense and controversial plenary session
Parallel government in Brussels would be ‘absurd,’ says Rajoy
The Spanish president also warned that electing jailed Jordi Sànchez would be a “great mistake”
Pro-independence parties to back Puigdemont’s legitimacy as president
A motion to be voted on in parliament on Thursday excludes last October’s declaration of independence
Spain's order for consul dismissal a 'witch hunt'
Removed honorary representative for Finland says he has not been given any reason for decision
Catalan ministers in Brussels protest in support of ‘political prisoners’
Demonstration by MEPs outside European Parliament calls for release of independence leaders
Spain threatens to continue direct rule if jailed leader is sworn in
Catalonia must have a president who is “fully able to exercise” his duties, says Spanish government spokesman
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