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Catalonia MPs elect separatist speaker as parliament reconvenes
Source: BBC
Catalonia MPs elect separatist speaker as parliament reconvenes
17 January 2018
Catalan MPs in Barcelona have elected a pro-independence speaker at their first meeting since Madrid dissolved the region's parliament.
The choice of Roger Torrent is the first step to reinstating local government.
Separatist parties, who remain dominant after December's election, want Carles Puigdemont to be president again.
But the ex-leader risks arrest if he returns from self-imposed exile in Belgium.
He is wanted by Spain on charges of rebellion and sedition over last year's independence drive.
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17 January 2018
Catalan MPs in Barcelona have elected a pro-independence speaker at their first meeting since Madrid dissolved the region's parliament.
The choice of Roger Torrent is the first step to reinstating local government.
Separatist parties, who remain dominant after December's election, want Carles Puigdemont to be president again.
But the ex-leader risks arrest if he returns from self-imposed exile in Belgium.
He is wanted by Spain on charges of rebellion and sedition over last year's independence drive.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42718192
