Roger Torrent reiterates call for dialogue between sides to end direct rule from MadridThe speaker of the Catalan parliament has insisted that the deposed regional president, Carles Puigdemont, remains the only candidate to form a new government, as he renewed his call for a negotiated political solution to the independence crisis.Roger Torrent, who became speaker following December’s snap elections, told the Guardian that while he hoped for dialogue with the Spanish state, Catalonia urgently needed a new government to bring an end to direct rule from Madrid. Continue reading…
Via: 'Puigdemont is the only candidate', says Catalonia's speaker
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