Catalan election - CUP: Pro-independence far-left potential kingmakers

<p dir="ltr"><span>Far-left, pro-independence party CUP look set to improve on their 2017 election results, potentially more than doubling their current standing of holding four seats in the Catalan parliament. But more than the exact number of lawmakers they get out of the 135-member chamber, what matters to CUP is whether the two major pro-independence parties, Junts per Catalunya (JxCat) and Esquerra (ERC), rely on its votes to surpass the 68-vote threshold to have an absolute majority</span></p> / ACN

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First published: February 12, 2021 05:27 PM