Spanish lawmakers vote against highly divisive law to grant amnesty to Catalan separatists
The law could have paved the way for the return of fugitive ex-Catalan president Carles Puigdemont.
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Carles Puigdemont i Casamajó is a Spanish politician and journalist. Since 2019 he has served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP). A former mayor of Girona, Puigdemont served as President of Catalonia from 2016 to 2017 when he was removed from office by the Spanish Government following the unilateral Catalan declaration of independence. He is co-founder of the National Call for the Republic (CNxR), leader of the Together for Catalonia (JuntsxCat) electoral alliance and founder of the Together for Catalonia party.
The law could have paved the way for the return of fugitive ex-Catalan president Carles Puigdemont.