Catalan parliamentary election
Spanish PM sees no alternative to new elections in Catalonia
Spain's acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Jan. 5 he saw no alternative to a repeat of elections in Catalonia after the region's pro-independence bloc fractured over who to name as the new government's leader.
Pro-Independence Parties Gain Most Seats in Catalonia Vote
Parties backing the breakaway of Catalonia from Spain have secured a majority in the province's regional Parliament at the elections held Sunday, results show.
A clear majority of 72 seats (in a regional parliament of 135 seats) will be controlled by parties backing a move by Catalonia to break away from Spain by the beginning of 2017.
Catalonia poised to call early election as proxy independence vote
Catalonia is poised to call on August 3 an early regional election that will serve as a proxy vote on independence from the rest of Spain, raising tensions with the central government in Madrid.