Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont stepped back from making an immediate declaration of the region’s independence on Tuesday as he called for more dialogue with Spain following last week’s referendum.
The Catalan president told the regional parliament in Barcelona the region had won the right to become independent after the October 1 vote.
“Today I assume the mandate for Catalonia to become an independent state in the form of a republic,” he said. “The ballot boxes said yes to independence, and this is the only language we understand.”
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