Separatist parties win majority in Catalan elections
Separatist parties win majority in Catalan elections
Madrid, Feb 15 (Prensa Latina) The separatist parties renewed their hegemony in the Parliament of Catalonia, according to official data from the elections held this Sunday in that autonomous community (region) in the northeast of Spain.
With 98 percent of the votes counted, Esquerra Republicana (ERC, left), Junts per Catalunya (JxCat, right) and the Popular Unity Candidacy (CUP, anti-capitalist) obtained 74 seats, six above the absolute majority, set in 68 of 135 deputies.
The Party of Socialists of Catalonia (PSC) tied in seats with ERC (33 each), although it was the most voted force in the decisive elections, in which detractors and supporters of the unity of Spain again disputed control of the Catalan camera.