Half an hour after the announcement of his candidacy to be president of Catalonia, Quim Torra has publicly accepted his nomination. His first words came in a tweet in which he says he is "honoured by the confidence [he has] received".
Honorat per la confiança rebuda, accepto amb responsabilitat i voluntat de servei al país l'encàrrec del President legítim de Catalunya @KRLS i de la resta dels meus companys de @JuntsXCat
— QuimTorraPla (@QuimTorraiPla) 10 de maig de 2018
Visca Catalunya! pic.twitter.com/6eAVknRgap
Translation: Honoured by the confidence [I have] been shown, I accept with responsibility and a wish to serve the country the duty from the legitimate president of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, and the rest of my colleagues from Junts per Catalunya.