He Council of the Republica parainstitutional organization that has led since Belgium the former president of the Generalitat Carles Puigdemonthas called elections between February 15 and 19 to elect a new presidentwith the question of whether Puigdemont will run for re-election.
The presidential candidates have until next January 30 to present your candidacywhich will be ratified on February 3, the Consell de la República reported this Tuesday in a statement.
The election of the presidency will be carried out by direct vote of the members of the Consell, as stipulated in the recent reform of the organization promoted by Puigdemont and that generated controversy among the baseswho accused the leadership of having entered into a “authoritarian drift”.
The elections come at a time when Puigdemont has gained political prominence again as a result of the negotiations for the investiture of Pedro Sanchezwhich the bases of the Consell opted to “block.”
Once the candidacies have been ratified, the electoral campaign will begin on February 5, which will end on the 14th. One day later, voting will open, which will end on the 19th at 9:00 am.
The final proclamation of the new president will take place on February 24, once the Electoral Commission has resolved any possible claims that may arise once the electoral period ends.
Renewal of the Electoral Sindicature
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The Consell de la República has also renewed the members of its Electoral Syndicate, which will be chaired from now on by Teresa Rosell, a law graduate, family mediator and professor, and of which the lawyers Mireia Casals and Marc Alomà will also be part of.
Sergi Blàzquez, lawyer, and Antoni Ferré, doctor of Law and associate professor of Administrative Law at the University of Barcelona (UB), appear as substitutes.