Carles Puigdemont

Carles Puigdemont is a Catalan politician who led the Government of Catalonia from 2016 to 2017 and became a prominent advocate of Catalan independence.

Artur Mas: Artur Mas is a Catalan politician who served as president of the Government of Catalonia from 2010 to 2016. Puigdemont succeeded Mas and continued the independence process his predecessor had advanced.
2017 Catalan independence referendum: The 2017 Catalan independence referendum was a vote organized by Catalonia’s government despite Spain’s constitutional court suspending it. Puigdemont’s government organized the vote that became the crisis’s central confrontation.
Amer: Amer is a municipality in Girona province, Catalonia, where Carles Puigdemont was born. Puigdemont’s Catalan political identity and early life are rooted in this town.
Spanish constitutionalism: Spanish constitutionalism is the political and legal tradition grounded in Spain’s constitutional order, including its territorial framework. The Spanish government invoked constitutional limits to oppose Puigdemont’s unilateral independence strategy.
Catalan exiles: Catalan exiles are political figures who left Spain after the 2017 independence crisis and faced legal proceedings there. Puigdemont became the most prominent of the Catalan leaders living abroad after the crisis.
Oriol Junqueras: Oriol Junqueras is a Catalan historian and politician who served as vice president of the Government of Catalonia from 2016 to 2017. Junqueras was Puigdemont’s deputy and a leading partner in the independence government.
2017 Catalan declaration of independence: The 2017 Catalan declaration of independence was a parliamentary resolution asserting Catalonia’s independence from Spain. The Catalan parliament adopted the declaration under Puigdemont’s leadership after the referendum.
Girona: Girona is a city in northeastern Catalonia and the capital of its namesake province. Puigdemont served as Girona’s mayor before becoming Catalonia’s president.
Catalan autonomism: Catalan autonomism seeks extensive self-government for Catalonia while retaining its place within Spain. Autonomist approaches offered an alternative to the independence objective Puigdemont pursued.
European Arrest Warrant: The European Arrest Warrant is a judicial procedure for surrendering a person between European Union member states. Spanish authorities used European arrest warrants in attempts to secure Puigdemont’s return.

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