Carles Puigdemont

It is crucial that there is a government in Madrid secure enough to engage with Catalonia politically rather than continue the denial and legal obstructionism of the Rajoy years.

— Carles Puigdemont

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

— Carles Puigdemont

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. People have to choose between one model and another. Everyone in Catalonia has realised that not taking part means ratifying the politics of repression of the Spanish government.

— Carles Puigdemont

The independence project in Catalonia is... a peaceful revolution, carried out in suit, shirt, and tie.

— Carles Puigdemont

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 this plan until the end.

— Carles Puigdemont

All we want is to carry out the greatest expression of a free democracy and vote on Catalonia's future. This is not about independence: it is about fundamental civil rights and the universal right of self-determination.

— 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.

— Carles Puigdemont

We show each day that we are prepared to act as an independence state... Not just in exceptional moments.

— Carles Puigdemont

All we want is to carry out the greatest expression of a free democracy and vote on Catalonia's future. This is not about independence: it is about fundamental civil rights and the universal right of self-determination.

— Carles Puigdemont

It is crucial that there is a government in Madrid secure enough to engage with Catalonia politically rather than continue the denial and legal obstructionism of the Rajoy years.

— Carles Puigdemont

There's no alternative to Catalan independence.

— Carles Puigdemont

In a mature democracy, what is legal is decided by parliament... Our process is legitimised by parliament and by the ballot box.

— Carles Puigdemont

All we want is to carry out the greatest expression of a free democracy and vote on Catalonia's future. This is not about independence: it is about fundamental civil rights and the universal right of self-determination.

— Carles Puigdemont