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Politician and journalist from Catalonia, Spain (born 1962)
Carles Puigdemont i Casamajó is a Catalan politician and journalist. He has been the President of Together for Catalonia (Junts) since 2024, having previously held the office from 2020 to 2022. He served as the 130th President of the Government of Catalonia from 2016 to 2017. His government held an independence referendum, which culminated in the unsuccessful Catalan declaration of independence and his removal from office. He then served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2019 to 2024.
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Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont fled Spain in 2017 after launching an independence bid. The court's decision means he can return home without fear of arrest after almost a decade in exile.
Spain's Constitutional Court ruled an amnesty law for Catalan separatists applied to the politician.