Catalan election: Socialists & ERC tie on historic night with pro-independence vote surpassing 50%

<p dir="ltr"><span>It&rsquo;s a historic night for the Socialists and Esquerra Republicana. The former came out on top of the vote share, and both parties were tied-first in seats won for the first time ever. </span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span>Yet, the Socialists are still far from governing, as pro-independence parties combined retained their majority in the chamber, and even surpassed 50% of the vote share for the first time.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span>The Socialists got 33 seats, surging from 17. Also with 33, one more than in 2017, is Esquerra, tightly prevailing over Junts per Catalunya, who picked up 32 seats. </span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span>Far-right Vox came forth, benefiting from Ciudadanos&rsquo; plummet, with 11 seats. Far-left CUP surged from 4 to 9, while left-wing Catalunya en Com&uacute; Podem won 8. </span><span>The People&rsquo;s Party came last with 3, with PDeCAT dropping out of Parliament. </span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span>The Socialists won 23% of all ballots cast, sitting just ahead of Esquerra with 21%.&nbsp;</span></p> / ACN

ACN

February 15, 2021 03:10 AM

FOLLOW CATALAN NEWS ON WHATSAPP!

Get the day's biggest stories right to your phone