Puigdemont challenged the Spanish government while attending a meeting with his party 'Junts per Catalunya' parliament group in Brussels.
Brussels, Jan.19.– The sacked former leader of Catalonia said on Friday he was perfectly eligible to be re-elected as regional president and there was no reason why he couldn’t rule the Spanish region remotely from self-imposed exile in Brussels.
Supporters of Carles Puigdemont, who faces arrest for charges including sedition and rebellion if he returns to Spain, have suggested he could rule via video link – earning him the sobriquet ‘the hologram president’ from detractors.
“I am a member of parliament who is perfectly eligible as president,” Puigdemont told Catalunya Radio. “These days many big projects are handled with the use of new technologies.”
Referring to the charges against him, he added: “You can’t rule from prison.”
Puigdemont’s administration was dismissed by the central government in Madrid after he spearheaded a drive for the wealthy northeastern region to split from Spain ...
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