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Exiled separatist leader is likely to return to a very different Catalonia

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Nine years on from a failed independence push, former president Carles Puigdemont will find times have changed

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Section: World news
By: Stephen Burgen
Published: Oct 5, 2026, 4:00 AM UTC
Updated: Oct 5, 2026, 4:50 PM UTC

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Spain's Constitutional Court ruled an amnesty law for Catalan separatists applied to the politician.

Al JazeeraQatarCatalan separatist Puigdemont to return to Spain after warrant lifted

By Joan Faus and Emma Pinedo BARCELONA/MADRID, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Spain's two top courts cleared the way on Tuesday for self-exiled Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont to return without being

AOL.comCourt ruling clears key hurdle for separatist leader Puigdemont's return to Spain

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Catalonia

Nationality and autonomous community of Spain

Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a nationality by its Statute of Autonomy. Its territory is situated on the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, to the south of the Pyrenees mountain range. Catalonia is administratively divided into four provinces or eight vegueries (regions), which are in turn divided into 43 comarques. The capital and largest city, Barcelona, is the second-most populous municipality in Spain and the fifth-most populous urban area in the European Union.

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Catalan separatist Puigdemont cleared to return to Spain after court lifts arrest warrantFrance 24France18 hr. ago
Catalan separatist Puigdemont to return to Spain after warrant liftedAl JazeeraQatar11 hr. ago
Court ruling clears key hurdle for separatist leader Puigdemont's return to SpainAOL.com20 hr. ago
Court ruling clears key hurdle for separatist leader Puigdemont's return to SpainIdaho Statesman19 hr. ago
Catalan separatist Puigdemont set to return home after court lifts arrest warrantSRN News16 hr. ago
Who is Carles Puigdemont? The exiled Catalan leader who could finally return to Spain after almost a decade following crucial court rulingOlive Press News SpainSpain15 hr. ago
Catalan separatist Puigdemont set to return home after court lifts arrest warrantThe Straits TimesSingapore19 hr. ago
Catalan separatist Puigdemont set to return home after court lifts arrest warrantThePrintIndia18 hr. ago
Catalan separatist Puigdemont set to return home after court lifts arrest warrantDevdiscourse16 hr. ago
Spanish judge lifts arrest warrant for former Catalan leader Puigdemont, opening door to his returnAOL.comUnited Kingdom18 hr. ago
Exiled separatist leader is likely to return to a very different Cataloniahttps://streamlinefeed.co.ke/Kenya2 days ago

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