Catalan separatists keep majority

Pro-independence parties in Catalonia have held their absolute majority in snap regional elections, dealing a blow to the Spanish government which had called the polls in the hope of defusing the secessionist push

Ousted separatist president, Carles Puigdemont, of JxCAT party, hailed result as victory for “Catalan republic”

Centre-right, pro-unionist Citizens party of Inés Arrimadas was single biggest winner

34 Together for Catalonia (JxCAT)

32 Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)

4 Popular Unity Candidacy (CUP)

8 Catalonia in Common (CeC)

37 Citizens (Cs)

17 Socialists Party of Catalonia (PSC)

3 People’s party of Catalonia (PP)

Turnout: 81.94% – record for a Catalan regional election

Majority: 68 seats PARLIAMENT OF CATALONIA Total seats: 135


PERCENTAGE VOTE 50%
INDEPENDENTIST: 47.28%
JxCAT 21.65% 
ERC   21.39% 
CUP    4.45%
CeC    7.45%  

Others 1.57% 

UNIONIST: 43.7%
Cs    25.37%
PSC   13.88%
PP     4.24%

Source: Generalitat de Catalunya Pictures: Getty Images
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