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The ex-presidents of the Generalutat de Catalunya Arthur Mas (l) and Quim Torra (r), during the debate of the investiture plenary, in the Parliament of Catalonia, on August 8, 2024, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Today the plenary session of investiture of the new president of the Generalitat, Salvador Illa, is being held after obtaining in the Catalan elections 42 seats, while the Republicans won 20 and 6 the comuns, which add up to the 68 deputies that the socialist leader needs to be investiture. Carles Puigdmont has fled, after giving a speech early today morning at a welcoming event organized by pro-independence entities in Passeig Lluís Companys. Although he finally did not attend, Puigdemont had planned to be in the plenary session after seven years in exile in Belgium due to the judicial consequences of the 'procés'. AUGUST 08;2024 Kike Rincón / Europa Press 08/08/2024 (Europa Press via AP)
The spokeswoman of Junts in the Congress of Deputies, Miriam Nogueras (2l), during the debate of the investiture plenary, in the Parliament of Catalonia, on August 8, 2024, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Today the investiture plenary session of the new president of the Generalitat, Salvador Illa, is being held after obtaining in the Catalan elections 42 seats, while the Republicans won 20 and 6 the comuns, which add up to the 68 deputies that the socialist leader needs to be invested. Carles Puigdmont has fled, after giving a speech early today morning at a welcoming event organized by pro-independence entities in Passeig Lluís Companys. Although he finally did not attend, Puigdemont had planned to be in the plenary session after seven years in exile in Belgium due to the judicial consequences of the 'procés'. AUGUST 08;2024 Kike Rincón / Europa Press 08/08/2024 (Europa Press via AP)
Nigeria's Odunayo Folasade Adekuoroye, right, is declared victory by injury winner over Algeria's Chaimaa Fouzia Aouissi in the round of 16 of the women's freestyle 57kg wrestling match at Champ-de-Mars Arena, during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
VOX president in the Parliament, Ignacio Garriga (c), during a VOX rally in rejection of the arrival of Puigdemont, at the Parc de la Ciutadella, on August 8, 2024, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). VOX has called a rally to protest the arrival of the former president of the Generalitat, Carles Puigdemont, in Spain. The demonstrators have demonstrated to the cry of 'Puigdemont to prison' and 'Spain is not for sale, Spain defends itself'. AUGUST 08;2024 Kike Rincón / Europa Press 08/08/2024 (Europa Press via AP)
The lawyer of former president Carles Puigdemont, Gonzalo Boye (r), enters a cab in the vicinity of the Arc de Triomf, where Puigdemont has offered a speech, on August 8, 2024, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The lawyer of the former president has left the grounds of the Parc de la Ciutadella, where the seat of the Parliament of Catalonia is located, and has returned to the Arc de Triomf, on Passeig Lluís Companys, where Puigdemont has given a speech before the start of the investiture session to the socialist Salvador Illa. After the act of welcome, Puigdemont has fled and his whereabouts are unknown. AUGUST 08;2024 David Zorrakino / Europa Press 08/08/2024 (Europa Press via AP)
The lawyer of the former president Carles Puigdemont, Gonzalo Boye, in the vicinity of the Arc de Triomf, where Puigdemont has offered a speech, on August 8, 2024, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The lawyer of the former president has left the grounds of the Parc de la Ciutadella, where the seat of the Parliament of Catalonia is located, and has returned to the Arc de Triomf, on Passeig Lluís Companys, where Puigdemont has given a speech before the start of the investiture session to the socialist Salvador Illa. After the act of welcome, Puigdemont has fled and his whereabouts are unknown. AUGUST 08;2024 David Zorrakino / Europa Press 08/08/2024 (Europa Press via AP)
VOX spokesman in the Parliament, Joan Garriga (c), during a VOX rally in rejection of the arrival of Puigdemont, at the Parc de la Ciutadella, on August 8, 2024, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). VOX has called a rally to protest the arrival of the former president of the Generalitat, Carles Puigdemont, in Spain. The demonstrators have demonstrated to the cry of 'Puigdemont to prison' and 'Spain is not for sale, Spain defends itself'. AUGUST 08;2024 Kike Rincón / Europa Press 08/08/2024 (Europa Press via AP)
Algeria's Chaimaa Fouzia Aouissi is treated by medical staff after picking up an injury in the round of 16 of the women's freestyle 57kg wrestling match against Nigeria's Odunayo Folasade Adekuoroye, at Champ-de-Mars Arena, during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Algeria's Chaimaa Fouzia Aouissi is treated by medical staff after picking up an injury in the round of 16 of the women's freestyle 57kg wrestling match against Nigeria's Odunayo Folasade Adekuoroye, at Champ-de-Mars Arena, during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Official doctors prohibit Algeria's Chaimaa Fouzia Aouissi to fight in the round of 16 of the women's freestyle 57kg wrestling match against Nigeria's Odunayo Folasade Adekuoroye, at Champ-de-Mars Arena, during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
The lawyer of former president Carles Puigdemont, Gonzalo Boye, leaves the grounds of the Parc de la Ciutadella, on August 8, 2024, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The lawyer of the former president has left the grounds of the Parc de la Ciutadella, where the seat of the Parliament of Catalonia is located, and has returned to the Arc de Triomf, on Passeig Lluís Companys, where Puigdemont has made a speech before the start of the investiture session to the socialist Salvador Illa. After the act of welcome, Puigdemont has fled and his whereabouts are unknown. AUGUST 08;2024 David Zorrakino / Europa Press 08/08/2024 (Europa Press via AP)
Praewa Misato Philaphandeth of Laos performs with the ball during Individual All-Around Qualification - Part 1 of 2 of the Rhythmic Gymnastics on Porte de La Chapelle Arena during the Paris 2024 Olympics Games on August 8, 2024 in Paris, France. AFP7 08/08/2024 (Europa Press via AP)
Praewa Misato Philaphandeth of Laos performs with the ball during Individual All-Around Qualification - Part 1 of 2 of the Rhythmic Gymnastics on Porte de La Chapelle Arena during the Paris 2024 Olympics Games on August 8, 2024 in Paris, France. AFP7 08/08/2024 (Europa Press via AP)
Praewa Misato Philaphandeth of Laos performs with the ball during Individual All-Around Qualification - Part 1 of 2 of the Rhythmic Gymnastics on Porte de La Chapelle Arena during the Paris 2024 Olympics Games on August 8, 2024 in Paris, France. AFP7 08/08/2024 (Europa Press via AP)
Praewa Misato Philaphandeth of Laos performs with the ball during Individual All-Around Qualification - Part 1 of 2 of the Rhythmic Gymnastics on Porte de La Chapelle Arena during the Paris 2024 Olympics Games on August 8, 2024 in Paris, France. AFP7 08/08/2024 (Europa Press via AP)
Praewa Misato Philaphandeth of Laos performs with the ball during Individual All-Around Qualification - Part 1 of 2 of the Rhythmic Gymnastics on Porte de La Chapelle Arena during the Paris 2024 Olympics Games on August 8, 2024 in Paris, France. AFP7 08/08/2024 (Europa Press via AP)
FILE - Protesters run as police use water cannon during a protest in Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, July 23, 2024. Police have dispersed small groups of protesters calling for the president’s resignation in Kenya’s capital Nairobi on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, as a new Cabinet is sworn in. Protests in Kenya started on June 18 with initial calls for legislators to vote against a controversial finance bill that was proposing increased taxes amidst the high cost of living. (AP Photo/Patrick Ngugi, File)
