15-Feb-19 TV News in 100 Seconds: ‘Spain set for April snap general election’

The Spanish president has called a snap general election in April. This is Catalan News in 100 seconds.April 28th. This is the date set by Spanish president Pedro Sánchez for a snap general election. The Socialist leader suffered a major defeat this week, when Congress rejected his budget bill. Catalonia will have a central role in the voting. Sánchez called fresh elections after breaking off negotiations with pro-independence parties, who helped him come to power last Spring. The right-wing opposition compared their talks with an attempted coup d’etat.The European Parliament has banned a conference by Catalan president Quim Torra and his exiled predecessor, Carles Puigdemont. The chamber alleged a “high risk for public order” and “security threats.” / ACN

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First published: February 15, 2019 08:23 PM