Countdown for local election begins: what to watch out for
Barcelona mayor's resilience, Esquerra's surge in 2019, Junts' inland power and Socialist metropolitan monopoly tested
Barcelona mayor's resilience, Esquerra's surge in 2019, Junts' inland power and Socialist metropolitan monopoly tested
Candidate more important than party in former red-belt city north of Catalan capital
Highest number of voters from Italy, Romania and France as UK and South America see 45% drop
CIS predicts Barcelona en Comú would get 11-13 seats, followed by Socialists (10-12), Trias (8-9), and Esquerra Republicana (6-7)
20th-century working-class migration means PSC eyeing up absolute majorities in metropolitan area