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

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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 won the election is Salvador Illa, from the Socialist party of Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez. MACIAS: Ramirez is talking about the amnesty law put forward by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.

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What’s next for Catalonia after secessionists’ historic loss?
9 months, 3 weeks ago

What’s next for Catalonia after secessionists’ historic loss?

Al Jazeera  

The secessionists are down, but not out, say analysts. Germa Capdevila, Catalan political analyst and editor of the Catalan-language magazine Esguard, said that the secessionist electoral setback can be explained by rising disappointment with Catalonia’s current crop of pro-independence politicians. What happened in the regional elections is that we’ve finally left that no-man’s land behind and, possibly, entered a new …

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 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 …

How far has Spain moved past Catalonia’s secession crisis? Voters will decide in regional election
10 months, 2 weeks ago

How far has Spain moved past Catalonia’s secession crisis? Voters will decide in regional election

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — Carles Puigdemont, Catalonia’s fugitive former leader, stares confidently out the backseat window of a car, the sun illuminating his gaze in a campaign poster for Sunday’s critical elections in the northeastern Spanish region. The image plays on another one imagined from six years prior when Puigdemont hid in the trunk of a car as he was snuck …

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 …

Fractured mandate: On Spain’s parliamentary elections and its politics
1 year, 7 months ago

Fractured mandate: On Spain’s parliamentary elections and its politics

The Hindu  

Spain’s parliamentary elections on Sunday show that the mainstream conservative and socialist parties remain the favourite choices of the electorate even when far-right parties are on the rise in other European countries. The ruling Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party, under the leadership of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, sought a fresh mandate based on the government’s performance and promise of economic equity, …

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 …

Spain's election yields a distorted mirror of the success and failure of its political leaders
1 year, 8 months ago

Spain's election yields a distorted mirror of the success and failure of its political leaders

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Spain's elections proved to be a tight battle between two …

Spain: Political deadlock emerges as conservatives win elections without clear majority, fail to unseat PM
1 year, 8 months ago

Spain: Political deadlock emerges as conservatives win elections without clear majority, fail to unseat PM

India TV News  

The Spanish national elections on Sunday led to inconclusive results as the conservative Popular Party won the polls but fell short of a clear majority and failed to force the removal of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. The Popular Party led by Alberto Núñez Feijóo performed below the expectations of most campaign polls, although it managed to beat Sanchez's Socialist Workers' …

Spaniards vote in an election that could oust a leftist coalition and herald a return to the right
1 year, 8 months ago

Spaniards vote in an election that could oust a leftist coalition and herald a return to the right

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Spanish voters go to the polls in a general election Sunday …

Spanish general election tipped to put the far right back in office for the first time since Franco
1 year, 8 months ago

Spanish general election tipped to put the far right back in office for the first time since Franco

Associated Press  

MADRID — Voters in Spain go to the polls Sunday in an election that could make the country the latest European Union member to swing to the populist right, a shift that would represent a major upheaval after five years under a left-wing government. Opinion polls indicate the political right has the edge going into the election, and that raises …

Spanish general election tipped to put the far right back in office for the first time since Franco
1 year, 8 months ago

Spanish general election tipped to put the far right back in office for the first time since Franco

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Voters in Spain go to the polls Sunday in an election …

Spain's Socialists have won the Barcelona mayor's office after getting help from conservative rivals
1 year, 9 months ago

Spain's Socialists have won the Barcelona mayor's office after getting help from conservative rivals

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 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's …

Small leftist parties in Spain unite before July election in pact that could help Sánchez
1 year, 9 months ago

Small leftist parties in Spain unite before July election in pact that could help Sánchez

Associated Press  

MADRID — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s chances of getting reelected after a July election have received a potentially important boost following an agreement between more than a dozen small leftist parties to run on a joint ticket, a deal that is expected to provide key support for Sánchez’s Socialists in any post-election negotiations to form government. The deal signed …

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 …

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 …

Socialists win Spain polls amid far right surge
5 years, 4 months ago

Socialists win Spain polls amid far right surge

India TV News  

The Spanish Socialist Party of acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has won most of the seats in the country's fourth general election, but fell short of a majority while right-wing parties made major gains, it was reported on Monday. The conservative Peoples' Party improved on their April performance, and came in second after winning 20.81 per cent of the votes …

Socialists win Spain’s election, but far right surges
5 years, 4 months ago

Socialists win Spain’s election, but far right surges

Associated Press  

MADRID — Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s Socialists won Spain’s national election on Sunday but large gains by the upstart far-right Vox party appear certain to widen the political deadlock in the European Union’s fifth-largest economy. Abascal called his party’s success “the greatest political feat seen in Spain.” “Just 11 months ago, we weren’t even in any regional legislature in Spain. …

Spain sees fourth general election in as many years amid political deadlock; polling takes place in backdrop of Catalonia's separatist push
5 years, 4 months ago

Spain sees fourth general election in as many years amid political deadlock; polling takes place in backdrop of Catalonia's separatist push

Firstpost  

Spain has been caught in political paralysis since the election of December 2015 when Podemos and business-friendly Ciudadanos entered parliament. Madrid: Spain voted Sunday in its fourth general election in as many years with heightened tensions over Catalonia’s separatist push in the foreground, an issue that has fuelled a surge in support for upstart far-right party Vox. Vox won 24 …

Spain election: Ruling socialist party wins most seats but will need to form coalition
5 years, 10 months ago

Spain election: Ruling socialist party wins most seats but will need to form coalition

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 Spain’s ruling Socialist Party has …

Spain election: Ruling party appears poised to win poll and fend off far-right threat
5 years, 11 months ago

Spain election: Ruling party appears poised to win poll and fend off far-right threat

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 One of Spain’s most competitive …

In Spain, Far-Right Populists Rise On Anti-Separatist Sentiment
6 years, 1 month ago

In Spain, Far-Right Populists Rise On Anti-Separatist Sentiment

NPR  

In Spain, Far-Right Populists Rise On Anti-Separatist Sentiment Enlarge this image toggle caption Paul White/AP Paul White/AP For years, Spain had avoided the rise of far-right populists, dodging a trend sweeping other parts of Europe. "The way the media have portrayed the Catalan separatists is that they're the bad guys," says Concha Pérez Curiel, a journalism professor at the University …

Spain Socialists dealt blow in Andalusia, far-right emerges
6 years, 3 months ago

Spain Socialists dealt blow in Andalusia, far-right emerges

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — Spain’s Socialists suffered a setback in regional elections in the country’s south Sunday, the first electoral test for Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s party since he took power in June. The blow to the Socialists contrasted with the eruption of the anti-immigrant, extreme right Vox party, which claimed 12 seats in the 109-member regional parliament of Andalusia. Spain!” …

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 …

Catalan vote fails to clarify Spanish region’s future
7 years, 3 months ago

Catalan vote fails to clarify Spanish region’s future

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — Elections in Catalonia have failed to clarify the restive region’s immediate future, exposing a deep and broad split between those for and against independence from Spain. The Spanish government called the snap election after Catalan separatist parties unilaterally declared independence in October, following a referendum deemed illegal by Spanish authorities. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s conservative Popular …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, 5 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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