Catalan parties elect new regional head to take movement forward

Catalan’s pro-independence parties agreed on a new leader that would create a regional government  following the step-down of previous leader Artur Mas, who faced a political deadlock with Madrid over Catalan autonomy.

Carlos Puigdemot was selected to lead the Catalan region after months of disagreements between pro-dindpendence parties over whether Artur Mas should serve another term.

Puigdemot is seen as a politician that will take a firmer approach with Madrid whilst being able to bring all the Catalan parties together, reports Reuters.

The decision came after  the Catalan far left party- CUP said it would not support the then acting regional head Artur Mas in another term,

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