Josep Rull, a former political prisoner, is the new President of the Parliament of Catalonia
Junts, ERC, and CUP have agreed to form a parliamentary board with a pro- Catalan independence majority.
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Junts, ERC, and CUP have agreed to form a parliamentary board with a pro- Catalan independence majority.
The recent elections in Catalonia have set the political scene in Spain ahead of the next European vote. Talks on the future regional government will influence the campaign for the seats in Brussels. The Euronews Superpoll suggests the centre-right has an advantage, followed by the socialists.
With most voters in Catalonia rejecting independence-seeking parties, the pro-separatist chaos of 2017 is a distant memory, says Spanish journalist María Ramírez
Poll in 2017 marked by police baton charges on voters and led to the Spanish government temporarily introducing direct rule
The government of Catalonia has presented a concrete proposal for a new referendum on independence from Spain. "A vote is possible, it's just a question of political will," said regional president Pere Aragonès in Barcelona on Tuesday. A clear question would be put to voters, which could only be answered with a Yes or No, he said: "Do you want Catalonia to become an independent state?" Aragonès said that such a referendum could take place on the basis of Article 92 of the constitution, which all