Politics · Spain · 1 hr ago
Toni Comín will go to Madrid before returning to Catalonia
Toni Comín plans to return to Catalonia on Sunday, after first travelling to Madrid on Thursday.
Comín, a former Catalan government minister elected to the European Parliament for JxCat, must complete formal steps to take up his seat, including pledging to uphold Spain’s Constitution and collecting his credential.
He had asked the Central Electoral Board to postpone his appointment, but it kept the Thursday date.
Judge Pablo Llarena has definitively lifted the detention order against Comín, former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and former minister Lluís Puig.
Comín says his visit to Madrid will not end his exile; he considers it over only when he returns to Catalonia.
His public return event is now set for Sunday, rather than Saturday.
Toni Comín says he will travel to Madrid on Thursday to complete steps required to take up his seat as a member of the European Parliament.
The steps include pledging to uphold the Spanish Constitution and collecting his credentials.
He changed his plans after the Central Electoral Board kept his appointment for Thursday.
Comín says the Madrid visit will not end his exile, which he says will end when he returns to Catalonia on October 25.
He plans to keep living in Leuven, Belgium, after obtaining his credentials.
- Who
- Toni Comín, a former Catalan regional minister and elected member of the European Parliament.
- What
- He will go to Madrid to complete administrative steps to take up his seat, then return to Catalonia.
- When
- He plans to visit Madrid on October 22 and return to Catalonia on October 25.
- Where
- Madrid, followed by Catalonia; he will travel to Madrid from France.
- Why
- To complete steps required to become a member of the European Parliament, including pledging to uphold the Spanish Constitution.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Comín said the Central Electoral Board had kept his appointment for Thursday, prompting him to change his travel plans.
Comín plans to travel from France to Madrid and complete the required administrative steps.
Comín plans to return to Catalonia, walking in from France.
- Madrid visit
- October 22
- Return to Catalonia
- October 25
- Required step
- Pledge to uphold the Spanish Constitution
- Current residence
- Leuven, Belgium
- European Parliament status
- Elected member of JxCat
3 sources
Toni Comín irá a Madrid antes de su "regreso del exilio a Cataluña": "La Junta Electoral Central me ha querido tender una trampa"
El exconsejero catalán Toni Comín adelanta su regreso de Bélgica e irá antes a Madrid para poder ser eurodiputado
Comín avanza su retorno e irá primero a Madrid para poder ser eurodiputado
What people are saying
We don’t trust the JEC
My exile ends on the 25th, the day I return to my country.