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Join Carles Puigdemont on his journey to restoration as head of the Catalan government after the recent regional elections. Despite a lingering arrest warrant, Puigdemont remains a beacon for independence activists willing to make the pilgrimage to his rallies. With the promise of amnesty on the horizon, his return to Catalonia seems imminent.
As Puigdemont rallies his supporters in France, political tensions rise back home in Catalonia. Recent polls suggest a close race between the pro-independence parties and the Socialists, with the possibility of a repeat of a pro-independence government looming. The Catalan political landscape is fraught with intrigue and uncertainty, with the outcome of the elections hanging in the balance.
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