57 posts
16 December 2003
Pasqual Maragall is invested as the 127th President of the Government of Catalonia thanks to the Tinell Pact between the PSC, ERC and ICV – […]
16 April 2004
The PSOE, Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya, Izquierda Unida, BNG, Coalición Canaria and Chunta Aragonesista vote in Congress in favour of the investiture of José Luis […]
23 November 2006
Entesa Nacional pel Progrés, a tripartite government made up of the PSC, ERC and ICV. José Montilla is invested as president of the Government of […]
9 March 2008
The PSOE prevails again over Mariano Rajoy’s PP in the general elections. On 11 April, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is sworn in as president of […]
23 December 2010
Artur Mas is sworn in as president of the Government of Catalonia with the votes of the CiU, while the PSC abstained. The other groups […]
20 December 2011
Mariano Rajoy (PP) replaces Rodríguez Zapatero as president of the Spanish Government. Aside from the PP, which has an absolute majority in Congress, only the […]
25 September 2012
President Mas calls elections for 25 November, just two years after the investiture, due to the failure of the draft tax pact.
21 December 2012
Artur Mas is sworn in as president of the government of Catalonia with the votes of the CiU and ERC, led by Oriol Junqueras. The […]
12 January 2016
Puigdemont becomes President of Catalonia with the votes of JxSi and eight votes from the CUP-CC after an agreement in extremis given the CUP-CC’s refusal […]
26 June 2016
After the failure of the investiture of Pedro Sánchez in March, with the support of Albert Rivera (Ciudadanos) and the opposition of practically all the […]
29 October 2016
After the repeat of elections and the failure of the first investiture attempt in September, Mariano Rajoy is invested as president of the Spanish government […]
22 January 2018
The President of the Parliament, Roger Torrent, proposes Carles Puigdemont, currently in exile, as a candidate for presidency of the Government of Catalonia. Torrent also […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPrison regimeRight to political representation25 January 2018
Roger Torrent convenes the plenary session for the investiture of Carles Puigdemont who is to be invested as president of the Catalan Government on 30 […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsRight to political representation26 January 2018
The Spanish government presents an appeal of unconstitutionality against the proposal of Carles Puigdemont as president of the Catalan Government and against convening the plenary […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticised Constitutional CourtRight to political representation27 January 2018
The Constitutional Court holds an urgent meeting on Saturday ruling that it cannot accept the Spanish government’s appeal against putting Carles Puigdemont’s name forward as […]
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Free parliamentary debateJudicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticised Constitutional CourtRight to political representation29 January 2018
After the Constitutional Court’s ruling that MPs with an arrest warrant cannot delegate their vote, exiled MPs Clara Ponsatí, Meritxell Serret and Lluís Puig give […]
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European Arrest WarrantsRight to political representation29 January 2018
Supreme Court judge Pablo Llarena dismisses the appeals made by Jordi Sànchez and Joaquim Forn against the ruling made on 12 January ordering the Parliament […]
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Prison regimeRight to political representation30 January 2018
Torrent claims that his goal is to achieve an investiture debate that is ‘effective and secure.’ On 20 February, the socialist party MPs submitted an […]
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Right to political representationRights to free expression and assembly1 March 2018
President Carles Puigdemont submits a lawsuit against Spain to the Human Rights Committee of the United Nations for the impediment of his investiture in the […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticisation of justiceRight to political representation5 March 2018
Sànchez who is currently imprisoned, had been proposed by President Puigdemont, after he gave up pursuing his own investiture. The following day, Torrent convenes the […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsRight to political representation6 March 2018
The former leader of the ANC andJxCat MP currently in prison, submits a letter to the Supreme Court Magistrate Pablo Llarena asking for an extraordinary […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPrison regimeRight to political representation9 March 2018
Supreme Court judge Pablo Llarena rejects the request by Jordi Sànchez to obtain an extraordinary permit to leave prison to attend the investiture in Parliament […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPrison regimeRight to political representation20 March 2018
Given the prohibition by Supreme Court Examining Magistrate , Pablo Llarena, to attend the investiture plenary session in Parliament, Sànchez informs Roger Torrent of his […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticisation of justiceRight to political representation21 March 2018
Sànchez, who has finally not given up his seat, is filing a lawsuit against Spain before the United Nations’ Human Rights Committee because he was […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticisation of justiceRight to political representation21 March 2018
Magistrate Pablo Llarena summons the parties involved in the 1 October referendum case for 23 March to notify them of the interlocutory order of prosecution […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticisation of justiceRight to political representation21 March 2018
The president of Parliament Roger Torrent proposes Jordi Turull as candidate for presidency of the Government of Catalonia and calls the investiture plenary session for […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsRight to political representation22 March 2018
As previously announced, the CUP abstains from the vote soJordi Turull does not reach the absolute majority necessary to be invested in the first investiture […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticisation of justiceRight to political representation24 March 2018
The plenary session is resumed in parliament for the investiture of Jordi Turull as president of the Government of Catalania, imprisoned the previous day by […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticisation of justicePrison regimeRight to political representation7 April 2018
After a new round of consultations with the parties, Roger Torrent once again names Jordi Sànchez as a possible candidate for the presidency of the […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticisation of justicePrison regimeRight to political representation10 April 2018
The Mossos d’Esquadra arrest six people in Malgrat de Mar (2), Solsona, Òrrius, Arenys de Mar and El Pont de Vilomara for the alleged crime […]
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Right to political representationRights to free expression and assembly12 April 2018
Despite the UN’s request for precautionary measures to guarantee Jordi Sànchez’s political rights, judge Pablo Llarena denies his release and his request for an extraordinary […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticisation of justicePrison regimeRight to political representation13 April 2018
The Parliament Bureau approves, with votes by JxCat and ERC, to sue judge Pablo Llarena and other magistrates from the Supreme Court’s Criminal Chamber for […]
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Free parliamentary debateJudicial vetoes of elected officialsRight to political representation17 April 2018
The the Supreme Court’s Criminal Chamber ratifies the decision made by judge Pablo Llarena not to grant a special permit to Jordi Sànchez to attend […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsRight to political representation19 April 2018
President Puigdemont, Jordi Turull, Jordi Sànchez, Josep Rull and the other JxCat MPs submit an appeal for protection to the Constitutional Court against judge Pablo […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsRight to political representation4 May 2018
Parliament’s Plenary Session approves a modification in Presidency Law to enable the investiture of the Presidency of the Government of Catalonia remotely -without a candidate […]
9 May 2018
The Spanish government submits an appeal of unconstitutionality against the amendment of the Presidency Law to allow for remote investiture. This was admitted in the […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional CourtRight to political representation10 May 2018
President Carles Puigdemont proposes Quim Torra as candidate for the Presidency of the Government of Catalonia. The next day, following consultations with the parties, Roger […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsRight to political representation14 May 2018
Torra becomes president in the second vote of investiture, since he did not achieved the absolute majority in the first vote held on 12 May. […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsRight to political representation18 June 2018
The Supreme Court’s Criminal Chamber ratifies the decision by Pablo Llarena forbidding the the investiture of Jordi Sànchez scheduled for 13 April, either by setting […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsRight to political representation27 March 2019
The Constitutional Court overturns the amendment of the Presidency Law allowing for the investiture of a president of Government of Catalonia to take place remotely […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional CourtRight to political representation25 September 2019
Josant Valverde, a resident of Vilanova i la Geltrú who protested in front of Parliament on 30 January 2018 in support of Carles Puigdemont’s investiture, […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly7 January 2020
He is elected in the second round of voting and by a simple majority, with 167 votes in favour (the PSOE, Unidas Podemos, the PNV, […]
15 January 2020
The Constitutional Court finally rejects the appeal that Carles Puigdemont, Jordi Turull, Jordi Sànchez and the rest of the JxCat members ofParliament had brought against […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPrison regimeRight to political representation15 January 2020
The Constitutional Court rejects the appeals presented by Jordi Sànchez and Carme Forcadell (dismissed on 15 January), Raül Romeva (dismissed on 13 February), and Jordi […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtPrison regimeRight to political representation7 February 2020
On 28 January it dismissed Oriol Junqueras’s appeal against the decision of Pablo Llarena, the investigating judge in the case against the leaders of the […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtPrison regimeRight to political representation11 February 2020
The Constitutional Court finally rejects the appeal that Carles Puigdemont and the other JxCat members of Parliament had presented against the refusal of Pablo Llarena, […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtPrison regimeRight to political representation10 June 2020
The Prosecutor’s Office is calling for three years in prison for Josep Rosas Creu and two other demonstrators who were arrested on 30 January 2018 […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly15 June 2020
The trial against the Vilanova-born Josant was set to be held on 16 June but has finally been postponed following the repercussions of the pandemic […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly1 July 2020
The person charged was arrested in Ciutadella Park on 30 January 2018 during the demonstration held in support of the investiture of Carles Puigdemont. The […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly10 October 2020
The three demonstrators arrested during the demonstrations in front of Parliament in support of the investiture of Carles Puigdemont, on 30 January 2018, testify before […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly22 March 2021
The trial against Josant had been postponed due to the effects of the pandemic and the Catalan Government eventually toned down the accusation by withdrawing […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly21 May 2021
At the investiture session in Parliament, Aragonès is sworn in as president with 74 votes in favour from the MPs of ERC, Junts and CUP. […]
14 October 2021
Seven pro-independence activists are sent to trial for demonstrating in front of the Parliament of Catalonia on 30 January, 2018, when Carles Puigdemont was to […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly22 November 2022
The trial against seven pro-independence activists who protested in the Ciutadella on 30 January 2018 in support of the Puigdemont’s investiture takes place on 22, […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly22 February 2023
The accused participated in the demonstration in Ciutadella on 30 January 2018 for Carles Puigdemont’s investiture. The judgment sentences them for a crime of assault […]
15 May 2023
The former president had resorted to the United Nations Human Rights Committee pleading a violation of his political rights under Article 25 of the UN […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticisation of justiceRight to political representation15 May 2023
The former president had resorted to the United Nations Human Rights Committee pleading a violation of his political rights under Article 25 of the UN […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticisation of justiceRight to political representation