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Spanish electoral body blocks Puigdemont from running in EU election
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| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Apr 29, 2019 07:04pm |
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| Author | Emma Anderson |
| News Date | Monday, April 29, 2019 04:55:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Spain’s Central Electoral Commission has blocked ousted Catalan President Carles Puigdemont from running in the European Parliament election.
Puigdemont, who fled Spain to avoid charges over a referendum on Catalan independence in 2017, was not included in the Electoral Commission’s official list of candidates released Monday.
The commission’s decision not to recognize Puigdemont as a candidate comes after the right-leaning Popular Party and Ciudadanos appealed to the electoral body about his candidacy, as well as that of two other Catalan separatists who face charges in Spain, according to their party, Junts per Catalunya (Together for Catalonia).
"Faced with this flagrant violation of a fundamental right such as the right to stand in an election, Junts per Catalunya – Lliures per Europa will immediately deploy all legal actions in Spain and Europe to defend the rights of the three candidates and the rights of the voters," the party said in a statement. |
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