# Spanish judge lifts arrest warrant for former Catalan leader Puigdemont, opening door to return

https://mins.news/en/item/87887

- euronews, 2026-10-06 11:48 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/06/spanish-judge-lifts-arrest-warrant-for-former-catalan-leader-puigdemont-opening-door-to-hi

> A Spanish judge has lifted the arrest warrant for former Catalan regional leader Carles Puigdemont, potentially clearing the way for his return. He has lived abroad since Catalonia’s unilateral declaration of independence in 2017 and left Spain without being detained after briefly appearing in public in Barcelona in 2024.

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