I don't believe there will be anyone who will use ... -Carles Puigdemont

I don't believe there will be anyone who will use violence or who will want to provoke violence that will tarnish the irreproachable image of the Catalan independence movement as pacifist.

Carles Puigdemont , Politician
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Carles Puigdemont is a Spanish politician and former president of the Generalitat of Catalonia, an autonomous community in Spain. He played a central role in the Catalan independence movement and the controversial 2017 Catalan independence referendum. Puigdemont's political career has been marked by his advocacy for Catalan self-determination and his efforts to promote the region's distinct cultural and political identity. His actions and leadership have made him a significant figure in Spanish and Catalan politics.

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In a mature democracy, what is legal is decided by parliament... Our process is legitimised by parliament and by the ballot box....
It is crucial that there is a government in Madrid secure enough to engage with Catalonia politically rather than continue the denial and legal obstru...
We do not want to turn our back on Spain. It's the opposite. We are convinced that a relationship between equals will improve our relationship....
We show each day that we are prepared to act as an independence state... Not just in exceptional moments....
Our plan is what the Scottish government had with the U.K. It's an agreement to consult over the independence of Catalonia. And we will not abandon th...
We must have serious dialogue between Catalonia and the Spanish state on a referendum, on independence, and on how a separation from Spain - if that's...
We're seeing a reaction - and people taking to the streets with pots and pans - in areas where the independence movement isn't supposed to exist. Peop...
There's no alternative to Catalan independence....
The independence project in Catalonia is... a peaceful revolution, carried out in suit, shirt, and tie....
He who calls a person a fascist for opposing independence is not only wrong but putting themselves on the same level as those who call us Nazis for wa...

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