Catalonia elections: Separatist parties win majority
7 years, 3 months ago

Catalonia elections: Separatist parties win majority

CNN  

Story highlights Parties will need to form a coalition, with no single party winning an outright majority The anti-independence Citizens gained the most seats but doesn't have the allies to rule CNN — Voters in the Spanish region of Catalonia have delivered a blow to Madrid by backing pro-independence parties in regional elections. “The Spanish government was defeated.” The Spanish government had called an early election in the hope of quelling the separatist movement, whose push for independence triggered the country’s worst political crisis in decades. With more than 99% of the vote counted, no single party gained an outright majority but the three separatist parties together took 70 seats.They needed 68 to keep their grip on the 135-seat Parliament. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images ‘The Catalan republic has won’ Puigdemont’s party – Junts per Catalunya – won 34 seats in Thursday’s vote.

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Socialists deal blow to separatists in Catalan elections but face uphill task to form government
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Socialists deal blow to separatists in Catalan elections but face uphill task to form government

Associated Press  

MADRID — Spain’s ruling Socialist party scored a crucial victory in regional elections in the powerful northeastern region of Catalonia, garnering the most seats and dealing a blow to the region’s two main separatist parties that have governed for decades. “The biggest takeaway from the election was that it’s the worst result for the forces of Catalan independence since 1982,” …

Spain’s Socialists deal blow to Catalan separatists in regional elections
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Spain’s Socialists deal blow to Catalan separatists in regional elections

LA Times  

Socialist candidate Salvador Illa makes a toast with members of his team and party colleagues after the announcement of elections results to the Catalan parliament in Barcelona on Sunday. “The biggest takeaway from the election was that it’s the worst result for the forces of Catalan independence since 1982,” said Andrew Dowling, a specialist in Catalan history at Cardiff University …

Catalan separatist parties lose majority as Spain's Socialists win regional elections
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Catalan separatist parties lose majority as Spain's Socialists win regional elections

NPR  

Catalan separatist parties lose majority as Spain's Socialists win regional elections Catalonian separatist parties lost their majority in controlling the northeastern region of Spain. LEILA FADEL, HOST: Voters went to the polls in Spain's region of Catalonia on Sunday some six years after a botched independence bid threw the country into its worst political crisis in decades. MACIAS:.The candidate who …

Catalan separatists lose majority as Spain’s pro-union Socialists win regional elections
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Catalan separatists lose majority as Spain’s pro-union Socialists win regional elections

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — Six years after plunging Spain into its worst political crisis in decades, Catalonia’s separatist parties are in danger of losing their hold on power in the northeastern region after the pro-union Socialist Party scored a historic result in Sunday’s election. The four pro-independence parties, led by the Together party of former regional president Carles Puigdemont, were set …

Spain’s Socialists hail ‘new era’ in Catalonia following election win
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Spain’s Socialists hail ‘new era’ in Catalonia following election win

Al Jazeera  

An endorsement of PM Sanchez’s bid to normalise relations, the victory breaks a decade-long majority for separatists. The governing Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party has won Catalonia’s regional parliamentary elections, breaking the majority enjoyed by pro-independence parties for more than a decade. However, with the Socialists having increased their number of seats by nine, it is thought the party’s local leader …

Socialists poised to win power from separatists in Catalonia
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Socialists poised to win power from separatists in Catalonia

The Telegraph  

Spain’s Socialist party was poised to win Sunday’s election in the north-eastern region of Catalonia as voters turned away from the separatist parties that have long held power. The victory is a boost for Pedro Sánchez, Spanish prime minister and head of PSC, whose government has attempted to defuse tension in Catalonia by pardoning nine jailed separatist leaders and passing …

Catalan separatists lose majority as Spain’s pro-union Socialists win regional elections
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Catalan separatists lose majority as Spain’s pro-union Socialists win regional elections

LA Times  

Socialist candidate Salvador Illa talks with party colleagues as they wait for election results at the party headquarters in Barcelona on Sunday. Separatist parties are in danger of losing their decade-long hold of power in Spain’s northeastern Catalonia region after the pro-union Socialist Party won the most votes in an election Sunday. The four pro-independence parties, led by the Together …

Catalonia calls an early regional election that could add to Spain’s political uncertainty
1 year ago

Catalonia calls an early regional election that could add to Spain’s political uncertainty

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — The regional president of Catalonia has called an early election for May 12 after his minority government failed to pass a budget for Spain’s wealthy northeast region that includes Barcelona. The move by Pere Aragonès on Wednesday came on the eve of a vote in Spain’s national parliament on a contentious amnesty law that could pardon hundreds …

Spain’s Pedro Sánchez beat the odds to stay prime minister. Now he must keep his government in power
1 year, 4 months ago

Spain’s Pedro Sánchez beat the odds to stay prime minister. Now he must keep his government in power

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — Spanish Socialist leader Pedro Sánchez pulled off his latest feat of political survival to get reelected as prime minister with an absolute majority in a highly fragmented parliament. “This government has the possibility of lasting because it is very difficult, almost impossible, for a no-confidence motion against it to succeed,” said Oriol Bartomeus, professor of political science …

Spain's Pedro Sánchez beat the odds to stay prime minister. Now he must keep his government in power
1 year, 4 months ago

Spain's Pedro Sánchez beat the odds to stay prime minister. Now he must keep his government in power

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. While political observers agree Sánchez …

A fugitive Catalan separatist may hold the key to Spain’s government after an inconclusive election
1 year, 8 months ago

A fugitive Catalan separatist may hold the key to Spain’s government after an inconclusive election

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — Nearly six years ago, the leader of Catalonia’s failed secession bid slipped secretly across the Spanish border to escape arrest and start a life as a self-styled political exile. Puigdemont’s Junts party will hold seven seats, whose support — even in the form of an abstention instead of a “Yes” vote — could be enough to give …

Spain’s most famous fugitive may hold key to forming country’s next government
1 year, 8 months ago

Spain’s most famous fugitive may hold key to forming country’s next government

The Independent  

Spain’s most famous fugitive – former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont – could be key to hopes to form a new government after a snap election failed to find any outright winner. Puigdemont, who has lived in self-imposed exile in Belgium for nearly six years since leaving Spain after a failed independence bid in 2017, is the ideological head of the …

Election leaves Spain in political disarray with no party having an easy path to form a government
1 year, 8 months ago

Election leaves Spain in political disarray with no party having an easy path to form a government

Associated Press  

MADRID — Spaniards woke up Monday to find their country in political disarray after a general election a day earlier left no party with a clear path to forming a government. With its stated intention of ousting Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez now far from certain, the PP insists that as the first-placed party in the ballot it has the …

Catalan separatism in disarray after ruling coalition breaks
2 years, 5 months ago

Catalan separatism in disarray after ruling coalition breaks

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — Catalonia’s separatist movement has suffered its biggest rift since it became the leading political force in northeast Spain for the past decade after the junior member of its ruling coalition abandoned the region’s government. The Together for Catalonia party announced Friday that it was leaving the Barcelona-based government headed regional President Pere Aragonès of senior coalition member …

EXPLAINER: Why has Spain pardoned 9 Catalan separatists?
3 years, 9 months ago

EXPLAINER: Why has Spain pardoned 9 Catalan separatists?

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — Spain’s government granted pardons on Tuesday to the nine imprisoned instigators of an illegal 2017 secession bid for Catalonia in a bold move to defuse the festering political crisis in the nation’s affluent northeastern corner. The decision by the left-wing government, however, has angered many in Spain, even some of Catalonia’s most fervent separatists who say the …

Pro-secession parties in Catalonia agree on new coalition
3 years, 10 months ago

Pro-secession parties in Catalonia agree on new coalition

Associated Press  

MADRID — Two Catalan separatist parties say they have reached an initial agreement to form a regional government in northeastern Spain, ending a three-month stalemate since elections were held. Although former Spanish health minister and Socialist candidate Salvador Illa won the most votes in the Feb. 14 regional election, separatist parties together had more than half of the ballots. Their …

Catalan separatists show resilience despite setbacks
4 years, 1 month ago

Catalan separatists show resilience despite setbacks

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The separatist movement in Spain’s …

Could the far-right, pro-union Vox party win votes in Catalonia?
4 years, 1 month ago

Could the far-right, pro-union Vox party win votes in Catalonia?

Al Jazeera  

Regional elections scheduled for Sunday may see Vox win its first seats in the Catalan parliament, forecasts have suggested. Madrid, Spain – Catalonia, one of Europe’s most tumultuous political battlegrounds, is heading to fresh regional elections this weekend which could see the far-right Vox party take its first ever seats in the Catalan parliament. Latest forecasts indicate that either of …

Spain political unrest: Catalonia's Parliament fails to agree on new president in first round of polling
6 years, 10 months ago

Spain political unrest: Catalonia's Parliament fails to agree on new president in first round of polling

Firstpost  

Catalonia’s parliament failed to elect pro-independence candidate Quim Torra as regional president on Saturday amid a political unrest in the country Barcelona: Catalonia’s parliament failed to elect pro-independence candidate Quim Torra as regional president on Saturday, although the candidate handpicked by deposed leader Carles Puigdemont said he will work “tirelessly” for a split from Spain. Addressing parliament, Torra said he …

Catalan parliament reconvenes, elects pro-secession speaker
7 years, 2 months ago

Catalan parliament reconvenes, elects pro-secession speaker

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — Catalonia’s new parliament on Wednesday elected a pro-secession speaker, virtually guaranteeing that the push for independence for Spain’s northeastern region will continue as its lawmakers prepare to elect a new government. The opening session of the new Catalan assembly came amid looming questions about the role that fugitive and jailed politicians will play within the chamber’s separatist …

Catalan separatists agree deal to re-elect Puigdemont
7 years, 2 months ago

Catalan separatists agree deal to re-elect Puigdemont

Associated Press  

MADRID — Catalonia’s main separatist parties said Wednesday they have agreed to re-elect fugitive Carles Puigdemont as president of the region later this month, although how to make that legally possible is still up in the air. “A person who is fleeing justice can’t be the president.” A spokesman with Puigdemont’s Junts per Catalunya ticket said that the separatist politician …

Catalonia election: Pro-independence parties keep their majorities but what happens now?
7 years, 3 months ago

Catalonia election: Pro-independence parties keep their majorities but what happens now?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Spanish government called the snap election after Catalan …

Catalonia election: Carles Puigdemont's party claims victory as independence movement set to gain overall majority
7 years, 3 months ago

Catalonia election: Carles Puigdemont's party claims victory as independence movement set to gain overall majority

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Catalonia’s independence movement claimed victory …

An atypical election likely to extend Catalonia’s suffering
7 years, 3 months ago

An atypical election likely to extend Catalonia’s suffering

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — Catalans choose new political leaders in a highly contested election on Thursday that comes in extraordinary circumstances. ___ MISINFORMATION AND HACKING Authorities have taken special measures against potential disrupting cyberattacks — Spanish intelligence services identified an alleged misinformation campaign to destabilize Catalonia coming chiefly from Russian territory at the height of the Catalan crisis. If the separatists …

Catalonia set to vote with separatists in jail, exile
7 years, 3 months ago

Catalonia set to vote with separatists in jail, exile

Al Jazeera  

Catalonia will vote in snap elections on Thursday in a bid to end its separatist crisis. According to most polls, the centre-left Catalan Republican Left, headed by imprisoned former Catalan Vice President Oriol Junqueras, looks to pull ahead of the centre-right Together for Catalonia coalition, headed by former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont, who is in self-imposed exile in Brussels, by …

Catalan parties make final appeals to undecided voters
7 years, 3 months ago

Catalan parties make final appeals to undecided voters

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — Party leaders and politicians made last-ditch appeals to undecided voters in Spain’s Catalonia region Tuesday ahead of an election that polls indicate could be a close race between supporters of secession and political rivals who want to remain part of the country. With opinion polls suggesting that more than 20 percent of the region’s 5.5 million-strong electorate …

Catalonia election: The millennials hoping for independence
7 years, 3 months ago

Catalonia election: The millennials hoping for independence

CNN  

Barcelona, Spain CNN — When Catalonia in northeastern Spain held an independence referendum on October 1, Alexandra Galceran Latorre, 29, went to her local polling station at dawn “to protect the ballot boxes,” she said with pride. Millennials like Galceran are among Catalonia’s most passionate advocates for independence, even though they were born well after Gen. Francisco Franco’s decades of …

Catalonia election: Spain's restive region braces for a messy vote
7 years, 3 months ago

Catalonia election: Spain's restive region braces for a messy vote

CNN  

Barcelona, Spain In an apartment off Barcelona's Passeig de Gracia shopping avenue, Rosario Caceres debated with her grandson over Catalonia's bid for independence from Spain. "Madrid's treatment of us couldn't get any worse," he said. Oriol Bartomeus, a professor in politics at the Barcelona Autonomous University, suggests the movement has lost steam since the Catalan Parliament unilaterally declared independence in …

4 Separatist Catalan Leaders To Remain In Jail, 6 Others Out On Bail
7 years, 3 months ago

4 Separatist Catalan Leaders To Remain In Jail, 6 Others Out On Bail

NPR  

4 Separatist Catalan Leaders To Remain In Jail, 6 Others Out On Bail Enlarge this image toggle caption Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images Four Catalan politicians and activists will remain in Spanish custody after a judge denied bail for the separatist leaders — including the erstwhile vice president of Catalonia, who is on the ballot for special …

Carles Puigdemont turns self in; polls show Catalan secessionists getting most seats in upcoming regional election
7 years, 4 months ago

Carles Puigdemont turns self in; polls show Catalan secessionists getting most seats in upcoming regional election

Firstpost  

Sacked Catalonia leader Carles Puigdemont and four associates turned themselves in to Belgian police following Spain’s issuing of an arrest warrant Brussels/Madrid/Barcelona: Sacked Catalonia leader Carles Puigdemont and four associates turned himself in to Belgian police on Sunday, the Brussels prosecutor’s office said, following Spain’s issuing of an arrest warrant. Puigdemont’s move comes as two polls suggested pro-Catalonia independence parties …

Catalan separatist party likely to win December election but independence coalition may lose absolute majority, say opinion polls
7 years, 4 months ago

Catalan separatist party likely to win December election but independence coalition may lose absolute majority, say opinion polls

Firstpost  

Catalonia’s separatist ERC party would win December regional elections but the independence coalition as a whole could lose its absolute majority in parliament, according to opinion polls. Barcelona: Catalonia’s separatist ERC party, whose leader is in custody, would win December regional elections but the independence coalition as a whole could lose its absolute majority in parliament, according to opinion polls …

Spain cracks down hard after Catalonia declares independence
7 years, 5 months ago

Spain cracks down hard after Catalonia declares independence

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — In one of the most momentous days in recent Spanish history, Spain fired Catalonia’s regional government and dissolved its parliament Friday after a defiant Catalan declaration of independence that flouted the country’s constitution. Hours after Catalonia’s secession move, the Spanish Senate granted the government special constitutional powers to stop the wealthy region’s move toward independence. The government …

Catalonia's Parliament declares independence from Spain, Madrid's senate passes motion for direct rule
7 years, 5 months ago

Catalonia's Parliament declares independence from Spain, Madrid's senate passes motion for direct rule

India TV News  

Catalonia's Parliament declares independence from Spain, Madrid's senate passes motion for direct rule Madrid's senate passed a motion to place the region under direct rule, plunging the divided country into political turmoil Catalonia’s regional parliament passed a motion Friday to establish an independent Catalan Republic, voting to secede from Spain after an acrimonious debate that saw opposition lawmakers walk out …

Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy seeks to dismiss Catalonia's government, will call for fresh elections
7 years, 5 months ago

Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy seeks to dismiss Catalonia's government, will call for fresh elections

Firstpost  

Spain said on Saturday that it will move to dismiss Catalonia’s separatist government and call fresh elections in the region in a bid to stop its leaders from declaring independence Madrid: Spain said on Saturday that it will move to dismiss Catalonia’s separatist government and call fresh elections in the region in a bid to stop its leaders from declaring …

Catalonia votes to break away from Spain: Carles Puigdemont says citizens have right to an independent state
7 years, 5 months ago

Catalonia votes to break away from Spain: Carles Puigdemont says citizens have right to an independent state

Firstpost  

Catalonia’s leader Carles Puigdemont said the region won the right to break away from Spain, with his government claiming Monday that 90 percent of voters backed independence in the banned referendum which was marred by clashes. Barcelona: Catalonia’s leader Carles Puigdemont said the region won the right to break away from Spain, with his government claiming today that 90 percent …

Spain elections: Mariano Rajoy's party wins most seats, but loses absolute majority
9 years, 3 months ago

Spain elections: Mariano Rajoy's party wins most seats, but loses absolute majority

Firstpost  

Outgoing Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said he will try to form a new government after his conservative Popular Party won the most seats in a general election on Sunday but lost its absolute majority. Madrid: Outgoing Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said he will try to form a new government after his conservative Popular Party won the most seats …

Catalonia votes to instigate breakaway process from Spain
9 years, 4 months ago

Catalonia votes to instigate breakaway process from Spain

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Catalonia's regional assembly voted on …

Separatists win Catalan elections and claim it as a victory for independence
9 years, 6 months ago

Separatists win Catalan elections and claim it as a victory for independence

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Separatists have won a clear …

Separatist parties win Catalonia election
12 years, 4 months ago

Separatist parties win Catalonia election

Live Mint  

Barcelona: Separatists in Catalonia won a large majority in regional elections but a poor result for the biggest local nationalist party complicates a push for a referendum on independence from Spain. Flying pro-independence flags—a lone star against yellow and red stripes—Catalan voters on Sunday handed 87 seats, almost two-thirds of the local parliament, to four different parties that want a …

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