Former Catalan regional President Carles Puigdemont (C), pro-independent JxCat party's leader, attends a party's event to announce that he will run in next Catalan regional election, called on next 12 May, in the town of Elna, southern France, 06 April 2024. A deal struck with Junts Per Cat (JPC) (Together for Catalunya, in Catalonian) allowed Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (PSOE) to form a new minority coalition government following an inconclusive election last July. Junts is a group set on achieving independence for the northeastern region of Catalonia and is headed by Carles Puigdemont, who fled Spain after leading an illegal secession bid in 2017, and he will able to come back the country when the so-called Amnesty Law will be passed. EFE/ David Borrat