Carles Puigdemont confirms that he will not be head of the opposition when he returns to Catalonia

The former president of the Generalitat of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, confirmed this Thursday in an interview on the program Pla Seqüència of the 2Cat channel that he will not assume the position of leader of the opposition in Parliament, should the case arise, when he returns. "I could not act as such, but, on the other hand, even if I could, it seems to me that someone who has been president of the Generalitat and has held the presidency, which is an institution, it is not correct that they should later have to control the president, whoever it may be," he assured.

The position of leader of the opposition has been vacant since the Catalan legislature began in August 2024, at which time Junts decided not to occupy it. Since then, there was still the doubt of what the former president would do once he could return to Catalonia. Likewise, Puigdemont has not yet put on the table whether he will serve as a deputy in Parliament.

The Catalonia that "no longer exists"

Although during the interview Carles Puigdemont did not want to go into detail about his future plans, he acknowledged that the Catalonia from which he left "no longer exists" and explained that, when he returns, he wants to discover the reality for himself by "listening to the new generations".

He also revealed that the first two places he will go when he returns to Catalonia will be the cemetery where his parents are buried, as well as the family home in Sant Julià de Ramis.