Quotes by Carles Puigdemont

"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 what the Catalan people choose - would be accomplished."

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"There's no alternative to Catalan independence."

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"The alternative to independence is decline, because the relationship with the Spanish state is not good; everyone knows that."

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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."

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