The regional parliament now has two months to pick a president and form a government before a new election is re triggered. Turull is the third candidate proposed by parties that support Catalan independence. He told the Catalan parliament: "I prefer to accept the risk of being a victim of injustice than to back away from what is happening." A Supreme Court judge overseeing the investigation plans to issue indictments Friday. ———11:50 a.m.Spain's government has rejected a plan by separatists in Catalonia's regional parliament to elect prominent secessionist politician Jordi Turull as Catalan president.

Source: ABC News March 22, 2018 15:37 UTC