Puigdemont calls for united front

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Puigdemont, who fled to Belgium after his government was fired after a unilateral declaration of independence, said Friday that he is considering proposing to be in Brussels from the Brussels elections.

Premier Mariano Rajoy called out new elections after taking over the power in Catalonia a week ago. It marks Spain's most serious political crisis since the return of democracy in the late seventies.

Political parties in the rich north-eastern region wishing to go together have until Tuesday the opportunity to register a possible coalition.