brussels catalonia separatist leader carles puigdemont call spain government saturday allow return home time open session catalan parliament become region next president puigdemont rule catalonia october face arrest spain role organize illegal referendum independence proclaim catalan republic currently self-imposed exile belgium separatist party secure parliamentary majority regional election thursday though still unclear whether puigdemont jail leaders movement able attend assembly sessions want come back catalonia soon possible would like come back right would good news spain puigdemont tell reuters interview ask would back time open session take place late january 23 say would natural allow swear president would major abnormality spanish democratic system president regional government remain president spanish state respect result vote also say puigdemont call dialogue spanish government resolve current tensions turbulent region authorities madrid say ready listen proposal prime minister mariano rajoy even offer fell short offer independence spanish state proposal catalonia listen puigdemont say ask dialogue equal rajoy friday say open dialogue implicitly reject puigdemont demand meet soon say would talk whoever catalonia president elect new regional parliament first interlocutor ines arrimadas whose centrist anti-independence party score vote thursday say arrimadas enough seat ally form government separatist party put together narrow majority past call dialogue separatist unionist side past fail yield concrete result crisis likely keep haunt madrid well eu leaders long time negotiations form government catalonia likely open jan. follow holiday break parliament must vote feb. put new government place let come back catalan leader tell spain