Independence Parties Win Majority; Pro-Unity Party Gets Most Votes In Catalonia
December 22 2017
Pro-independence parties have regained a slim majority in snap elections in Spain's Catalonia region, reports Agence France-Presse.
However, the anti-secessionist Ciudadanos ("Citizens") was the single biggest victor in Thursday's voting, winning 37 of 135 seats. A clear majority, 70 seats, went to three pro-independence lists.
"This is a result which no one can dispute," independence leader Carles Puigdemont said from his self-imposed exile in Belgium. He urged renewed...
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