Exiled Catalan Independence leader Carles Puigdemont saw his Junts party finish second to Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez’s Socialist Party. Puigdemont is still convinced he can form a coalition government, but the Socialists have the inside track. A Socialist-led government would radically change Catalan’s policy from pursuing independence to embracing Spanish nationalism.
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Despite his pro-independence party Junts finishing second in the elections, leader Carles Puigdemont continues to pursue his aim of leading the next Catalan government.
Pedro Sanchez’s Socialist Party won Catalonia’s elections but will still need the votes of leftist Catalan party ERC to form a progressive government. Yet, former president Carles Puigdemont, who came second, is asking the socialists to allow him to return to office. In exchange, he would give his support to Sanchez’ minority government in Madrid.
The Socialist Party is celebrating a decisive victory in the recent Catalan elections. It is widely seen as society’s validation of Pedro Sánchez’s approach towards Catalonia and his proposal to grant amnesty to political leaders involved in the 2017 independence movement, including the exiled former president Carles Puigdemont.
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