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What’s next for Catalonia after secessionists’ historic loss?
6 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 …

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Socialists deal blow to separatists in Catalan elections but face uphill task to form government
7 months, 1 week 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,” …

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Spain’s Socialists deal blow to Catalan separatists in regional elections
7 months, 1 week 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 …

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Socialists poised to win power from separatists in Catalonia
7 months, 1 week 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 …

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Catalan separatists lose majority as Spain’s pro-union Socialists win regional elections
7 months, 1 week 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 …

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Spanish parliament approves controversial amnesty for Catalan separatists
9 months, 1 week ago

Spanish parliament approves controversial amnesty for Catalan separatists

LA Times  

Front row, from left, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Deputy Prime Ministers Maria Jesus Montero and Yolanda Diaz in parliament in Madrid on Thursday. Spain’s Parliament approved on Thursday a controversial amnesty bill aimed at forgiving crimes — both proved and alleged — committed by Catalan separatists during a chaotic attempt to hold an independence referendum in the region …

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Catalan separatists reject amnesty bill, highlighting the fragility of Spain’s minority government
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Catalan separatists reject amnesty bill, highlighting the fragility of Spain’s minority government

Associated Press  

MADRID — Catalan separatist lawmakers dealt Spain’s government a blow Tuesday by voting against a hugely divisive amnesty law that was aimed at helping hundreds of their supporters who were involved in Catalonia’s unsuccessful 2017 independence bid. Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez agreed to the law in exchange for the parliamentary support of two small Catalan separatist parties, which enabled …

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

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

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Spain election drama: Sanchez wins backing for new term after Catalan deal
1 year, 1 month ago

Spain election drama: Sanchez wins backing for new term after Catalan deal

Al Jazeera  

The socialist Spanish politician has won parliamentary support to be PM again, after striking a controversial agreement with Catalan separatists. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has won parliament’s backing for a new term in office after striking a controversial deal with Catalan separatists. In exchange for supporting Sanchez’s Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party, nationalists from the Spanish region of Catalonia secured …

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Spain's Socialist Party forms coalition government with Catalan separatist parties
1 year, 1 month ago

Spain's Socialist Party forms coalition government with Catalan separatist parties

NPR  

Spain's Socialist Party forms coalition government with Catalan separatist parties Spain's prime minister Pedro Sanchez is securing a new term in office by pardoning Catalan separatists in exchange for their support. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez looks poised to secure another four years in power tomorrow by forming a coalition in parliament. MACIAS: Puigdemont to prison, they're …

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Spain's Socialists to grant amnesty to Catalan separatists in exchange for support of new government
1 year, 1 month ago

Spain's Socialists to grant amnesty to Catalan separatists in exchange for support of new government

The Independent  

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Spain’s Socialists will grant amnesty to Catalan separatists in return for support of new government
1 year, 1 month ago

Spain’s Socialists will grant amnesty to Catalan separatists in return for support of new government

Associated Press  

MADRID — Spain’s Socialist Party has struck a deal with a fringe Catalan separatist party to grant an amnesty for potentially thousands of people involved in the region’s failed secession bid in exchange for its backing of acting Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in forming a new government. An amnesty has been the crucial part of difficult negotiations by representatives …

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Spain offers Catalan separatists amnesty in exchange for support of Socialist government
1 year, 1 month ago

Spain offers Catalan separatists amnesty in exchange for support of Socialist government

LA Times  

Spain’s Socialist party has struck a deal with a fringe Catalan separatist party to grant an amnesty for potentially thousands of people involved in the region’s failed secession bid in exchange for its key backing of acting Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in forming a new government. An amnesty has been the crucial part of difficult negotiations by representatives of …

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A fugitive Catalan separatist may hold the key to Spain’s government after an inconclusive election
1 year, 4 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 …

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Spain’s political escape artist Pedro Sánchez has odds against him yet again in national election
1 year, 5 months ago

Spain’s political escape artist Pedro Sánchez has odds against him yet again in national election

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has been prematurely counted out more than once in his relatively short but action-packed political career. If that comes about, Spain would follow a European drift to the right and put in question the two main pillars of Sánchez’s leftist government — the green energy revolution backed by the European Union and …

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The Hottest Startups in Barcelona
2 years, 2 months ago

The Hottest Startups in Barcelona

Wired  

“Barcelona has triumphed over Madrid as Spain’s startup capital because of the deal flow and the talent,” explains Miquel Martí, Tech Barcelona’s CEO. doctomatic.com VOTTUN VOTTUN is “the WordPress for Web3, selling shovels for the blockchain gold rush,” says Marta Valles, who cofounded the platform with CEO Luis Carbajo, Amazon’s former Spanish director, in 2018. January’s €2.5 million funding round, …

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EXPLAINER: Why has Spain pardoned 9 Catalan separatists?
3 years, 6 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 …

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Separatists protest Spanish royals’ visit to rural Catalonia
4 years, 5 months ago

Separatists protest Spanish royals’ visit to rural Catalonia

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L’ESPLUGA DE FRANCOLI, Spain — Hundreds of Catalan independence supporters protested a visit by King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia on Monday to the northeastern region, during a royal tour across Spain meant to boost morale amid the coronavirus pandemic. The visit came amid mounting media reports accusing the king’s father, former monarch Juan Carlos I, of allegedly hiding millions …

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