Exiled separatist Puigdemont will run to lead Catalonia, return to Spain if he wins
"Let it be clear that my objective is to complete the process of independence we began in October 2017."
Puigdemont concert
The former president of the Generalitat Carles Puigdemont during the conference he is giving at the town hall in Elna (France) in which he is expected to reveal whether he will stand as a JxCat candidate in the Catalan elections on 12 May and the European elections on 9 June.
Health precautions for Catalonia's election
Health precautions for Catalonia's election.
Pro-independence parties could retain majority in Catalan parliament
Esquerra Republicana Catalunya look set to get the most seats.
Catalans fear COVID-19 risk at Sunday's election
Catalans fear COVID-19 risk at Sunday's election.
Catalans fear COVID-19 risk at Sunday's election
Around a third of people chosen by a draw to be election supervisors have asked to be exempted.
Several protesters Second anniversary of 1-O
Several protesters Second anniversary of 1-O.
Court suspends move to delay Catalan election until May
Pro-independence parties hope to garner more than 50% of the vote for the first time in what opinion polls foresee as a tight race.
Parliamentary groups discuss the postponement of the Catalan elections
Parliamentary groups discuss the postponement of the Catalan elections.
Spain's Catalonia postpones election to May 30 due to virus surge
Catalonia is one the hardest-hit regions in Spain, with over 400,000 cases and almost 9,000 deaths.
Politics
Small majority for Catalonia secessionist parties
The election, insofar as it was akin to a further referendum on independence, has merely emphasised the division in Catalonia.
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Catalan Covid elections
This Sunday, Catalonia goes to the polls with independence and Covid looming
Humphrey Carter11/02/2021 12:02