Following Catalonia's February 14 election, writes Dick Nichols, pro-independence parties will need to find an agreed path to force the Spanish government to meet the demands of Catalans for amnesty and an independence referendum.
The unionist party will enter Catalonia’s regional parliament for the first time as a result.
Pere Aragones, of the Catalan Republican Left, said: “Sit and talk. I would like to send a message to European authorities, the results are clear.
“The Catalan people have spoken, the time has come to negotiate an independence reference.
His party bettered 33 seats in the 135-seat regional parliament, the same amount as the Socialists, despite not winning as many votes.
Pro-independence parties secure a majority in Catalonia regional election in blow to Madrid (Image: GETTY)
Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez (Image: GETTY)
“For the first time, the independence movement has won more than 50 percent of the vote,” Mr Aragones added.
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.
The Catalan parliament has been ridiculed in Spain for withdrawing Andalusian olive oil from its restaurant because it is not a regional product.Jaume Setó, a Catalan councillor, had written to the
The pro-union Socialist Party is set to claim the most seats in the Catalan parliament, but the faction will also face a stronger separatist bloc. Party leader Salvador Illa said it was time to "turn the page."