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Catalan parliament chooses secessionist speaker

Catalonia's new parliament has elected a pro-secession speaker, thus virtually guaranteeing the chamber's push for independence for Spain's northeastern region will continue.

 

In its opening parliamentary session, secessionist parties have used their slim majority to elect Roger Torrent of the leftist ERC party to head the parliament's governing committee that plays a key role in deciding what issues are debated and voted on in parliament.

 

Torrent is tasked with choosing a candidate to try to form a government by the end of the month. The two secessionist parties back the candidacy of ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont who is a fugitive along with four other lawmakers in Brussels.

 

Puigdemont would first have to get approval from Torrent's committee to vote and be elected from abroad but Spain has vowed to block this.

 


פרסום ראשון: 01.17.18, 14:51