Ex-Catalan leader Puigdemont launches election campaign

BRUGGE, BELGIUM - NOVEMBER 25: Catalonia’s former president Carles Puigdemont speaks at a press conference to launch his campaign for the Catalan regional elections on November 25, 2017 in Brugge, Belgium. Catalonia’s former president announced on Saturday he will run in snap elections in the restive Spanish region. Speaking in Belgium, where he has been in self-exile since last month’s independence vote, Carles Puigdemont announced his candidate list, which includes separatists as well as dismissed government officials. Snap regional elections will take place on Dec. 21, with separatist and unionist parties vying for control of the region. (Footage by Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)