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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Joseph Wilson and David Brunat

A fugitive Catalan separatist may hold the key to Spain's government after an inconclusive election

Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

Nearly six years ago, the leader of Catalonia’s failed secession bid slipped secretly across the Spanish border to escape arrest and start a life as a self-styled political exile.

Now, Carles Puigdemont has the future of Spain’s government in his hands.

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