Carles Puigdemont plans to run for Catalan presidency 7 years after fleeing Spain
Carles Puigdemont, the former president of Catalonia, declared his plans this Thursday to run for the leadership of Catalonia's government, seven years after he left Spain following the unilateral declaration of Catalonia's independence in 2017. During a gathering at the Elna town hall in southern France, alongside his party's leadership, Puigdemont announced his plan to lead the Junts Per Catalonia party in the upcoming May 12 elections. Spain launches terrorism case against former Catalonia president Puigdemont Puigdemont fled Spain in October 2017, concealing himself in a car's trunk, follo...