Supporters of Catalan independence may not win a majority of seats in the local parliament. The agency reports that Reuters.
According to available information, the Junts per Catalunya coalition, which advocates secession from Spain, led by the former head of the Catalan government, Carles Puigdemont, is demanding only 35 seats in parliament. In total, independence supporters will win only 61 of the 68 seats needed in the 135-seat parliament to form a cabinet.
According to the election results, opponents of independence from the Socialist Party will receive 42 seats.
Thus, Catalan separatists will lose the majority of seats in parliament for the first time in 10 years.
Before reportedCarles Puigdemont, the former head of the autonomous government of Catalonia and leader of the separatist “Together for Catalonia” party, who left Spain in 2017 after an illegal referendum on the region’s sovereignty, said he would nominate his candidacy in 2017. upcoming parliamentary elections.
Previously EU Court restored Immunity of Catalonia’s former leader Puigdemont.