BREAKING: Catalan parliament speaker names Puigdemont as candidate for region’s president

Catalan leader, Carles Puigdemont

The speaker of the Catalan parliament on Monday proposed the region’ s ousted leader Carles Puigdemont as president of Catalonia following an election in December in which separatist parties once again won an absolute majority.

Roger Torrent said Puigdemont’ s candidacy to once again head Catalonia ’ s regional government is “ absolutely legitimate ” , even though the secessionist leader faces criminal proceedings over his role in Catalonia ’ s independence drive .


Details soon .