The until now president of the Generalitat of Catalonia, Pere Aragonès and the acting Minister of the Presidency, Laura Vilagrà, arrive to 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 obtained 20 and 6 the comuns, which add up to the 68 deputies that the socialist leader needs to be invested. Carles Puigdmont is scheduled to participate in the plenary, after giving a speech early today morning at a welcoming event organized by pro-independence entities in Passeig Lluís Companys. In the event that Puigdemont is arrested after seven years after settling in Belgium due to the judicial consequences of the 'procés', the president of the Parliament will suspend the plenary. AUGUST 08;2024 Kike Rincón / Europa Press 08/08/2024 (Europa Press via AP)