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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 between the pro-independence Together for Catalonia (JxCat) and the Republic Left (ERC), which also...

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 strict health regulations. Voters were required to wear face masks, use hand disinfectant and remain at ...

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...