Activist Jordi Sànchez has been in jail for almost five months. Nonetheless, pro-independence parties have agreed to appoint him as the head of the Catalan government. The parliament debate to elect him is set for next Monday but will he be able to effectively take office? That depends on the Spanish justice system. It also depends on the far-left CUP party and its four MPs. Considering what they hope for from Sànchez and the other pro-independence parties, the success of his election is far from assured. Catalan News also takes you into new recycling initiatives, a music festival in the countryside, and the relationship between Barcelona and one of the most celebrated writers of the 20th century.