Independence triumph after attaining management of the Parliament of Catalonia

He independence occasion Collectivelyled by former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont, has managed to get its candidate Josep Rull elected this Monday as the brand new president of the Parliament of Catalonia.

Rull gained the help of three different secessionist events within the northeastern area of Spain.

The pact reached between the pro-independence events ensures {that a} deputy from Junts, the occasion of former president Puigdemont, will occupy the presidency of the Catalan Parliament.

This deputy may have a interval of ten enterprise days to carry consultations with parliamentary leaders and suggest a candidate who might be sworn in as the subsequent president of the regional authorities of Catalonia.

Each Carles Puigdemont, who has resided in Belgium since fleeing Spain following the controversial 2017 independence referendum, and the socialist chief Salvador Illa, winner of the final regional elections however with out an absolute majority, aspire to turn out to be the subsequent president of the federal government of Catalonia.

Who’s Josep Rull who assumes the parliament of Catalonia?

Josep Rull, who was imprisoned for greater than three years for his participation within the unilateral independence referendum of October 1, 2017, was elected president of the Catalan Parliament in a second vote. Rull, from the independence occasion Junts, surpassed the candidate of the Socialist Social gathering, Sílvia Paneque, acquiring the easy majority of votes.

Rull was serving as Territory and Sustainability Advisor within the authorities headed by Puigdemont when he referred to as the independence referendum, thought-regarding unconstitutional, in 2017. For his participation in these occasions, Rull spent greater than three years in jail.

In right now’s vote, Josep Rull obtained 59 votes from the 135 deputies that make up the Parliament of Catalonia, thus changing into the brand new president of the chamber. Rull achieved this consequence because of the help of his Junts occasion, in addition to the independence teams ERC and CUP.

Josep Rull assumes new parliament of Catalonia.

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