Puigdemont insiste tras la amnistía: su aplicación "no soluciona el conflicto"

Carles Puigdemont, former President of Catalonia and leader of Junts, declared on Tuesday that the implementation of the amnesty law for the crime of malversation is a victory for independence, but it does not resolve the conflict between Catalonia and Spain. He stated that describing current circumstances as normality and concordance is a lie, while in Brussels, where he fled in autumn 2017 following a binding independence referendum held by the Generalitat during his presidency, the political landscape remains unchanged.

Puigdemont emphasized that the principle of unilateralism would continue to be one of his core beliefs and that his return to Spain is uncertain. He noted that the application of this law is part of resolving the historic conflict between Catalonia and Spain, but he emphasized that amnesty itself is not the solution. According to him, the state has become unauthoritative under this law, as he opted for repression.

Regarding Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, Puigdemont only cited him as the "still prime minister of Spain." His remarks come after the call for general elections, marking the end of a legislative period during which Junts' votes were decisive, but other demands, such as a new financing model, remained unfulfilled.