Carles Puigdemont gives up candidacy for Catalan presidency
Carles Puigdemont, ousted by Madrid from Catalonia's regional presidency last October after an abortive push to secede from Spain, says he is "provisionally" withdrawing his candidacy to lead the region in favour of a colleague now behind bars awaiting prosecution for sedition.
Puigdemont's announcement comes the same day Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said Catalonia must choose a leader "who is in Spain now.and who has no problems with the law", Reuters reported.
The parliament also condemned Article 155, the constitutional move Rajoy used to impose the unprecedented direct rule.
Puigdemont added: "I hope that soon I can return to Catalonia as a free man and that our institutions also have the freedom to invest as president the candidate or candidate that most back". He says the suit accuses Spain's government of violating his rights.
"I will not put myself forward as a candidate to be appointed regional president", Puigdemont said.
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"That is insane. What is necessary to do is to elect a person, who is in Spain, who is not in prison, who has no problems with justice and respects the law", Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy told the Telecinco broadcaster.
Puigdemont said in the video that he had assembled a team of lawyers to represent him at the United Nations Human Rights Committee.
Spain's Justice Minister, Rafael Catalá, said it was "difficult" to imagine a president "who is in prison and can not exercise his functions".
"These instruments expressly recognise the right to self-determination".
Puigdemont fled to Belgium in October after declaring Catalonia's independence from Spain.
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