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Quim Torra has replaced four jailed and self-exiled candidates whom Madrid was refusing to endorse from his choices for regional ministers

Quim Torra say his term of office will be transitional, and Madrid has to make decisions on direct rule

Party calls on Together for Catalonia to “decide on the next steps together” in order to avoid new elections

Separatist bloc agrees to nominate Jordi Turull before potential Supreme Court action against him

After Jordi Sànchez drops his bid, parliament speaker announces new round of talks with parties

Poll released on same day that ex-chief of Catalan police appears in court over October 1 referendum

Carles Puigdemont would have no formal power, and a legal executive would be created in Catalonia

Opposition is calling on the ousted Catalan premier to let another candidate bid for the premiership

Delay of investiture session and Carles Puigdemont’s refusal to back down could lead to a new election

Ousted leader remains the only candidate, but his success depends on being physically present at parliament

Roger Torrent is being pushed to let the ousted premier be sworn in remotely

Court finds CDC, the predecessor of Puigdemont’s PDeCAT, guilty of taking kickbacks for contracts

Roger Torrent of Catalan Republican Left strikes conciliatory tone in first address to assembly

Separatist bloc needs other party members to fill their vacant spots in regional chamber for key votes

Oriol Junqueras tells Spanish Supreme Court that he is a man of peace who supports dialogue

The leader of the Catalan Socialist party is convinced that he can govern without a coalition

Ciudadanos and Socialists are set to gain seats, while the Popular Party will plummet according to the polls

Oriol Junqueras, of Catalan Republican Left (ERC), is exploring post-vote deal with Catalunya en Comú

But center-right party Ciudadanos does not trust the PSC, which has also refused to create a unionist alliance

Pro- and anti-independence forces playing cat and mouse as they weigh up chances of success in vote

Reports suggest that Carles Puigdemont and five of his ex-ministers are in Belgium to seek asylum, something that could trigger a crisis in a coalition of liberals and Flemish nationalists

Carles Puigdemont is ignoring suggestions to stop activation of Article 155 by calling early elections

Carles Puigdemont makes speech to thousands at rally in Barcelona on Friday night ahead of planned referendum on independence

PSOE leader Pedro Sánchez shows support for PP’s attempts to deal with secessionist challenge

But Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy warns participation means breaking the law

While they face arrest, colleagues who refuse to help hold referendum get threats from separatists

Despite tense political climate ahead of illegal referendum, attendance at La Diada march down from previous years