Police Arrangements Prior To The Investiture Debate In The Parliament Of Catalonia

BARCELONA CATALONIA, SPAIN - AUGUST 08: The bodyguard honors the new president of the Generalitat of Catalonia, Salvador Illa, as he leaves after the plenary session of the investiture debate, at the Parliament of Catalonia, on August 8, 2024, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. A police device shields the Parliament of Catalonia for the expected attendance of Carles Puigdemont to the plenary session of investiture of the new president of the Generalitat of Catalonia. In the Catalan elections, the PSC obtained 42 seats while the Republicans won 20 and the Comuns 6, which add up to the 68 deputies that the socialist leader needs to be invested. Before the plenary session, the former president of the Generalitat, Carles Puigdmont is scheduled to participate in a welcome act organized by pro-independence entities in Passeig Lluis Companys, where he can be arrested at any time after his arrival in Spain, almost 7 years after settling in Belgium due to the judicial consequences of the 'proces', and with an arrest warrant. (Photo By David Zorrakino/Europa Press via Getty Images)