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Carles Puigdemont

Politician and journalist from Catalonia, Spain (born 1962)


Carles Puigdemont
Carles Puigdemont

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.

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