Jordi Turull: “I would do October 1 again, and I would do it better” | Elections in Catalonia 12-M

The general secretary of Junts per Catalunya, Jordi Turull, faces the elections from the bench, because until the amnesty law comes into force he remains disqualified for his participation in the illegal 1-O referendum. Turull (Parets del Vallès, 57 years old) is recovering from a heart attack, but the pace of his activity has barely … Read more

Jordi Turull: “I would do October 1 again, and I would do it better” | Elections in Catalonia 12-M

The general secretary of Junts per Catalunya, Jordi Turull, faces the elections from the bench, because until the amnesty law comes into force he remains disqualified for his participation in the illegal 1-O referendum. Turull (Parets del Vallès, 57 years old) is recovering from a heart attack, but the pace of his activity has barely … Read more

Prison officials challenge the Catalan Government after the murder of a worker | News from Catalonia

Prison officials are carrying out an unprecedented mobilization in Catalonia in the face of an unprecedented event: the murder, at the hands of a prisoner, of Nuria López, cook at the Mas d’Enric prison (Tarragona). “We are all Nuria,” repeat the workers, who have been warning for months about an increase in attacks and insecurity … Read more

This is how the polls start in Catalonia | Elections in Catalonia 12-M

The early elections in Catalonia have taken pollsters by surprise: since the fall, hardly any polls have been published. But what information do we have? Below, we look at what the available polls say and speculate on how voters might be moving. The best current information is that of the Center for Opinion Studies (CEO), … Read more

Sumar clings to the autonomy of the commons to justify its position in the budget crisis in Catalonia | Elections in Catalonia 12-M

In recent days, ERC and PSOE have shown their discomfort with the role of the second vice president of the Government, Yolanda Díaz, who publicly ruled out influencing the Catalan negotiations based on the plurinational nature of Sumar. A position that was also defended by the Minister of Culture, Ernest Urtasun, the only member of … Read more

The approval of the amnesty kicks off the Catalan pre-campaign | Elections in Catalonia 12-M

Those who advocated that the amnesty had to serve to give stability to Catalan politics, and by extension to Spanish politics, have come face to face with a new electoral advance in Catalonia. The approval on Thursday in Congress of the law that should make it possible to turn the page on the “repression” according … Read more

This is how the polls start in Catalonia | Elections in Catalonia 12-M

The early elections in Catalonia have taken pollsters by surprise: since the fall, hardly any polls have been published. But what information do we have? Below, we look at what the available polls say and speculate on how voters might be moving. The best current information is that of the Center for Opinion Studies (CEO), … Read more

Puigdemont’s lawyer says that the ‘ex-president’ is willing to return to Spain and be arrested | Elections in Catalonia 12-M

Gonzalo Boye, Carles Puigdemont’s lawyer and one of the legal architects of the amnesty law agreed by the Government with the pro-independence parties, has assumed that the former president, If he has to be sworn in, “he is willing to return” to Spain “and be arrested.” The arrest, if it happens, will not prevent “him … Read more