Mixed reaction to idea of investing Catalan president at a distance

How Carles Puigdemont can take office as Catalan president from exile in Brussels, with the threat of arrest hanging over him should he return to Catalonia, has become a hot political topic as the deadline to form a new government draws near. Indeed, on January 17, the new term will start with the constitutive session in Parliament.

Puigdemont’s JxCat ticket won the most votes among the pro-independence parties in the December 21 election, and with the secessionist bloc renewing its majority in the Parliament, Puigdemont is best placed to once again take office as Catalan president.