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CATALONIA’S parliament has started its new term with Laura Borras being elected the legislature’s speaker. She yesterday became the 13th person to hold the post since the parliament reconvened in 1980 winning 64 votes out of 135, ahead of the Socialist candidate Eva Granados. Borras replaces Carme Forcadell, who is serving an 11-year jail term for allowing a referendum bill to be published in 2017. Her election makes her one of Catalonia’s most important public figures, after a deal...

Citizens who were randomly selected to work at polling stations during Catalonia's regional elections Sunday in Spain dressed up with full body suits and other personal protective equipment (PPE) as they waited for potentially contagious voters to cast their ballots.

Separatist win in Catalan election ripples throughout Spain by Joseph Wilson, The Associated Press Posted Feb 15, 2021 9:31 am EDT Last Updated Feb 15, 2021 at 9:44 am EDT Electoral workers wearing protective suits as a precaution against coronavirus, wait for people to cast their vote at a polling station during the Catalan regional election in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021. With Spain still suffering from a post-Christmas spike in coronavirus infections, the vote was held under stri...

The vote is being held under strict health regulations.

BARCELONA, Spain - The pro-union Socialist Party claimed a narrow win in regional elections in Catalonia late Sunday, but the bloc of parties supporting...

The pro-union Socialist Party is claiming a narrow win in regional elections in Catalonia, but the bloc of parties supporting secession by Spain's northeastern

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The pro-union Socialist Party appeared set to claim a narrow win in regional elections in Catalonia late Sunday, but the bloc of parties supporting secession by

Voting has started in Spains north-eastern Catalonia as 5.3 million voters are called to cast their ballots in an election that will test the…

BARCELONA, Spain — Voting has started in Spain’s northeastern Catalonia on Sunday as 5.3 million voters are called to cast ballots in a regional election that will test the region’s secessionist movement. Salvador Illa, who was in charge of Spain’s coronavirus response as its health minister until last month, will lead the ticket of the […]

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- The strength of the separatist movement in Spains northeastern Catalonia is being tested on Sunday as 5.3 million voters are called to cast ballots in a regional election held under tight restrictions to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.