Puigdemont ‘convinced’ parliament will not accept his suspension as MP

Carles Puigdemont, the former Catalan president prosecuted for organizing a referendum and declaring independence, is "absolutely convinced" lawmakers in the Parliament of Catalonia will not accept orders from the Spanish judiciary to suspend him as an MP.

When the Supreme Court dismissed Puigdemont and other MPs accused of rebellion last July, pro-independence parties quarreled over how to implement the ruling.

While Esquerra Republicana (ERC) offered to temporarily replace the prosecuted MPs, Puigdemont’s Junts per Catalunya party (JxCat) did not accept the former president losing his voting rights.