Separatists Lose Majority in Catalan Vote as Spain Socialists Lead

par This Is Beirut, 12/05 23:32 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The separatist parties that have governed Catalonia for a decade lost their majority in Sunday's regional vote with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's Socialists taking a clear lead, partial results showed. With 90 percent of the votes counted, Carles Puigdemont's hardline JxCat, the moderate ERC of outgoing regional leader Pere Aragones and ...