Ousted Catalan leader's comeback bid delayed (2) The speaker of Catalonia's parliament postpones a crunch vote to formally re-elect ousted president Carles Puigdemont into office, delaying his controversial comeback bid. But Roger Torrent defended Puigdemont's right to be re-elected by Catalan lawmakers despite a court ban after separatist parties won a majority in December elections and the former regional leader was officially nominated as candidate for the presidency. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES +COMPLETES VID1135608_EN+