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Spain's top court upheld a decision on October 19, 2026, to lift an arrest warrant for Carles Puigdemont, the former president of Catalonia who led the independence bid in 2017. The ruling allows Puigdemont to return to Spain without fear of immediate arrest, marking a significant development in the long-running dispute over Catalan independence and the legal status of political figures involved in the 2017 independence movement.