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Former Catalan regional president Carles Puigdemont and his successor Quim Torra launched a new separatist movement yesterday. Under the name of "Crida Nacional for Republica", the organization aims to work at the establishment of a separate Catalan Republic, reported the Spanish media.
"We must fight"
Puigdemont, 55, participated in a ceremony in Barcelona, where a manifesto was read. He called on all interested parties to join the movement
Puigdemont had fled abroad as a result of a referendum on the banned independence and is currently in Germany. "People have always kept faith in the mandate (referendum, note) and, despite all the difficulties, have not yielded," Puigdemont said. "We must continue our fight, face an unjustified repression and go further towards a Catalan Republic."
Junts of Catalunya could merge into a new alliance
After the referendum, Puigdemont was deposed by the Spanish central government in Madrid and escaped into exile with several of his comrades. Other Catalan leaders are detained in Spain since the autumn. Nevertheless, the separatists had again won the majority in a new election in December. At that time Puigdemont was still with the Junts electoral alliance by Catalunya started. According to the media, this could now be absorbed by the new political movement
The judiciary in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein wants to extradite the politician for alleged embezzlement in Spain – but not for the rebellion, the l main accusation of the Spanish justice. A judge in Madrid must decide what to do next.
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