El expresidente catalán, candidato de Junts a las elecciones autonómicas del 12 de mayo, suspende su agenda de campaña.
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Muere la madre de Carles Puigdemont y el candidato cancela su ...
El candidato de Junts a las elecciones catalanas, el expresident Carles Puigdemont, ha suspendido su agenda de campaña tras comunicar el fallecimiento de su ...
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Carles Puigdemont madre - 10 things to know with detail
Carles Puigdemont is a Spanish politician and former President of the Government of Catalonia, a region in northeastern Spain.
He was born on December 29, 1962, in Amer, Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
Puigdemont became involved in politics in the early 2000s as a member of the Catalan European Democratic Party (PDeCAT) and later served as Mayor of Girona from 2011 to 2016.
In 2016, Puigdemont played a key role in organizing Catalonia's independence referendum, which was declared illegal by the Spanish government. Following the referendum, he unilaterally declared Catalonia's independence from Spain on October 27, 2017.
The Spanish government responded by invoking Article 155 of the Spanish Constitution, which allowed them to take direct control of Catalonia and remove Puigdemont from office.
Puigdemont fled to Belgium to avoid arrest and has since been living in exile in Brussels.
In 2019, Puigdemont was elected as a Member of the European Parliament, but he has been unable to take his seat due to outstanding arrest warrants in Spain.
Puigdemont continues to advocate for Catalan independence and remains a controversial figure in Spanish politics.
In 2021, the European Parliament voted to lift Puigdemont's immunity, paving the way for his potential extradition to Spain to face charges related to the 2017 independence referendum.
Puigdemont's mother, Marcela Turull, has been a vocal supporter of her son throughout his political career and legal troubles. She has spoken out in defense of his actions and criticized the Spanish government's treatment of him.