Puigdemont Announces Candidacy for President of Catalonia
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Carles Puigdemont, the Catalan separatist leader currently living in Belgium, has announced his candidacy for the upcoming regional elections in Catalonia, expressing confidence in the controversial Catalan amnesty bill that may allow him to return to his native land. Despite facing uncertainty and opposition, Puigdemont sees the election as a de facto referendum on Catalonia's independence from Spain and is determined to reclaim the presidency he was removed from following the 2017 independence vote.
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