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.
Catalan separatists boost majority in regional poll
ECONOMIC POWERHOUSE: Three separatist parties increased their total seat count by four, and the moderate ERC’s main candidate was likely to become the region’s leader
AFP, BARCELONA, Spain
Catalan separatist parties on Sunday boosted their parliamentary majority in a regional election that was overshadowed by the COVID-19 pandemic and marked by low turnout, more than three years after a failed bid to break away from Spain.
With Spain still grappling with a third wave of coronavirus infections, the vote in the wealthy northeastern region was held under tight restrictions to reduce the risk of contagion.
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