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Catalonia Postpones Vote for New President

BBC

Catalonia postponed the election of a new regional president on Tuesday until further notice after Spain’s highest court said the sole nominee, Carles Puigdemont, was ineligible while he remains in Belgium, Reuters reports.

The industrial northeastern region’s drive for a split from Spain has led it to clash with the central government in Madrid and the judiciary, which say a declaration of independence is against the country’s 39-year-old constitution.

Puigdemont, speaking in a recorded message from Belgium posted on social networks late on Tuesday, said he was disappointed at the postponed vote and said he was the only possible candidate for regional president.

 

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