A Quote by Jordi Cuixart

The Catalan institutions and political parties have to be consistent, because they have the democratic legitimacy of the ballot box and they can't pass certain responsibilities on to civil society.

Jordi Cuixart

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Jordi Cuixart
Spanish - Businessman
Born: April 22, 1975

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