5 March 2018

Roger Torrent cancels the proposal of Carles Puigdemont to take presidency of the Catalan Government and proposes Jordi Sànchez

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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsRight to political representation

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 investiture plenary session in Parliament for 12 March.

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