Spain: Puigdemont Will Ask Judge to Return for Investiture

A leading separatist lawmaker says that Catalonia's fugitive ex-president Carles Puigdemont will request permission from a Spanish judge to attend a parliamentary session to form a new regional government. Josep Rull told Catalunya Radio Sunday that Puigdemont will ask for judicial authorization to attend Tuesday's investiture debate in Barcelona during the next 24 hours. Spain's Constitutional Court ruled on Saturday that Puigdemont must be present at the parliament to be...

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