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Socialists deal blow to separatists in Catalan elections but face uphill task to form government
MADRID (AP) — 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. But candidate...
Catalan separatists lose majority as Spain's pro-union Socialists win regional elections
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Six years after plunging Spain into its worst political crisis in decades, Catalonia's separatist parties are in danger of losing their hold of power in the northeastern region after the pro-union Socialist Party won the most votes in Sunday's election. The...
How far has Spain moved past Catalonia's secession crisis? Voters will decide in regional election
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — 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...
Spain court calls on fugitive Catalan secessionist Carles Puigdemont to testify in terrorism probe
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Supreme Court on Monday called on fugitive former Catalonia President and separatist chief Carles Puigdemont to testify as a defendant in a terrorism investigation over protests linked to the region’s failed 2017 independence referendum. A court statement...
Fugitive Catalan chief Puigdemont pledges he will return to Spain if he can be restored to power
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Carles Puigdemont, the former leader of the Spanish region of Catalonia who fled the country after a failed secession attempt six years ago, said Thursday that he will return to Spain if he has a viable chance to be restored as regional president following upcoming...
Spain approves amnesty for Catalan separatists, but adiós to hopes it would bolster weak government
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has kept his part of a bargain struck last year with Catalonia’s separatists to keep him in power by pushing through a divisive amnesty bill. The legislation aims to clear hundreds of secession supporters for their roles in an...
Catalonia calls an early regional election that could add to Spain’s political uncertainty
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — 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...
