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Spain's Socialists won the largest share of the vote in Catalan elections, as separatist parties are set to lose their majority after more than a decade in power in the region
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https://www.dw.com/en/catalonia-separatists-lose-majority-as-socialists-make-gains/a-69058566
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Catalans voted on Sunday in a regional election which could serve as a barometer for the level of support for seceding from Spain.
Spain’s Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez congratulated Illa for the “historic result.”
Junts candidate Carles Puigdemont, who led Catalonia during a 2017 independence referendum that was declared illegal by the constitutional court, hopes to return to power and come back to Spain.
The Socialists winning the regional election in Catalonia would represent a substantial victory for Sanchez, who has promised to “heal the wounds” caused by the referendum and the subsequent judicial action.
Last month, Sanchez took a five-day break from office to consider resigning after what he called a smear campaign against his wife, who had been accused of corruption.
So far both Junts and the Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC), another pro-Catalan independence party, have ruled out forming a coalition with the Socialists.
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