Carles Puigdemont will announce his candidacy for the elections to the Parliament of Catalonia
premium.cat will offer live this Thursday the conference of the president-in-exile, Carles Puigdemont, at the Elna Town Hall, in which he will announce whether he will present himself as a Junts per Catalunya candidate in the elections to the Parliament of Catalonia on 12 of May From 7 p.m. you can follow the president’s speech live on the website of this newspaper from Northern Catalonia.
The Commitment of Carles Puigdemont
Carles Puigdemont has advanced that his decision to present himself as a candidate is motivated by the future of the Catalan nation and not by his personal destiny. Affirming that his political commitment has remained indelible despite the adversities of the last eight years, Puigdemont has made it clear that his decisions are inspired by the future of Catalonia.
Deadline for Board Applications
Junts per Catalunya has established Thursday 21 March as the deadline for the submission of internal candidacies. In addition, the holding of primaries has been called for Saturday 23 March to choose the leaders of the lists of the Catalan demarcations for the next elections.
The Decision to Return to Catalonia
Gonzalo Boye, Carles Puigdemont’s lawyer, has stated that the exiled president is ready to return to Catalonia between the end of May and the beginning of June, despite the risk of possible arrest. Boye has reaffirmed Puigdemont’s determination to accept the consequences of his actions and has assured that no one will be able to stop Puigdemont from being president if he so wishes.