And the vote over one hundred countries ignore the intense pressure from washington as the us president and ambassador both threaten u. N. Members voting against america. A very warm welcome you are watching r. T. International with mina karen good to have you with us this hour now preliminary results from the catalan Regional Election indicate that Pro Independence parties all set to keep their absolute majority in parliament but are projected to win seventy out of one hundred thirty five seats the pro unity Citizens Party meanwhile took around twenty five percent of the vote although that makes it the single most Popular Party the unionist parties together that will only have fifty seven seats the official results will be announced on the fifth of january his journalist Martin Roberts with more details. Seven parties in the elections are vying for votes cast by record turnout and this is all the more remarkable when you consider that elections were held on a working day like today ra