Puigdemont will be able to return to Spain before the elections: the Constitutional Court's endorsement of the amnesty clears the way for the judge to lift his arrest warrant

Spanish Supreme Court Judge Pablo Llarena has lifted the national search, capture, and detention order against former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont. The immediate judicial action follows the Constitutional Court's backing of the amnesty regarding the embezzlement charges related to the 2017 independence referendum process, known as the 'procés'.

With the removal of the domestic arrest warrant, Puigdemont is now legally cleared to return to Spain without the immediate threat of being detained in connection with the independence case. Sources indicate that this development clears the path for his potential return ahead of the upcoming general elections scheduled for November 29.