The politician fled to Brussels after leading Catalonia’s attempt to break away in 2017 and has successfully fought his extradition to Spain from both Germany and Belgium
MADRID — A political group that wants Catalonia to break away from Spain and become an independent country says the region’s former president is running for a seat in the European Parliament even though the Spanish government considers him a fugitive.
The 56-year-old politician fled to Brussels after leading Catalonia’s attempt to break away in 2017 and has successfully fought his extradition to Spain from both Germany and Belgium. The separatist leader already tried to get back in office at the end of 2017 by running in a regional election called by the Spanish government shortly after the secession attempt.
It wasn’t immediately clear if Spain can block Puigdemont’s new candidacy for the European Parliament, or even if the Socialist government would want to do that as it tries to stay in power in an upcoming general election at the end of April.
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