New Catalan leader Quim Torra (Photo: Daily Express)

13 members of the Executive Council of Catalonia led by Quim Torra took oaths of allegiance to Catalonia in Barcelona.

At the event, Catalan chief Torra expressed his wishes to meet with new Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who came to power after he successfully ousted Mariano Rajoy, who lost a no-confidence vote in parliament on Friday.