Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and socialist candidate, Salvador Illa, left, wave to the crowd during a campaign rally in Villanova i la Gertru, near Barcelona, Spain , Thursday, May 9, 2024. About 6 million Catalans are casting ballots in a regional election that will test if Catalonia wants pro-independence leader Carles Puigdemont back or if the wealthy region has moved on to more pressing worries.
More than 5.7 million voters are eligible to choose lawmakers for the regional parliament based in Barcelona. Puigdemont is a fugitive from Spain’s laws since he fled the country days after his failed secession attempt. But that isn’t stopping him from running in this election as he campaigns from southern France. He has said that he will return to Spain when the newly elected lawmakers convene to choose a regional president at some point after the election.
The amnesty forms part of Sánchez’s intense push to reduce tensions in Catalonia that also included the pardoning of jailed high-profile separatists. If voters don’t validate that by coming out in support of his Socialist party, then it would be a blow to the leader who heads a minority coalition in Madrid.
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