Puigdemont had previously announced his intention to be in Spain on a day that Catalonia's parliament is due to swear in a new president.
Ex-Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont, a fugitive since 2017, returns to Spain, then vanishes again
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Puigdemont, 61, who fled to Belgium after the breakaway bid in October 2017 quickly collapsed, said Wednesday that he would attend an event organized by his political party Together for Catalonia (Junts) near Barcelona’s regional parliament building, hours before a new regional government takes office.
Fugitive ex-Catalan leader will return to Spain despite threat of arrest over failed secession bid
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