Ousted Catalan leader says ready to stand in snap regional election

MADRID (Reuters) - Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont, who left Spain for Belgium after his government was sacked following a unilateral declaration of independence, said on Friday he was ready to stand in a snap election in the region next month.

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