Carles Puigdemont i Casamajó is a Catalan politician and journalist. He has been the President of Together for Catalonia since 2024, having previously held the office from 2020 to 2022. He served as t
Puigdemont in 2024
Puigdemont (right) as a child with his elder brother
Protest against the trial of Artur Mas, Joana Ortega and Irene Rigau on 6 February 2017
Puigdemont addresses a crowd following the Catalan declaration of independence on 27 October 2017
A constitutional crisis took place in Spain from 2017 to 2018 as the result of a political conflict between the Government of Spain and the Generalitat de Catalunya under the then-President Carles Pui
Carles Puigdemont
…from 2016 to 2017. His government held an independence referendum, which culminated in the unsuccessful Catalan declaration of independence and his removal from office. He then served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2019 to 2024. After education in Amer and Girona, he became a journalist…
01.10.2017 Referendum 1 OCT
Carles Puigdemont el 10 d'octubre de 2017
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