Catalan election: Socialists & ERC tie on historic night with pro-independence vote surpassing 50%Your browser does not support the video element<p dir="ltr"><span>It’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. </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’ plummet, with 11 seats. Far-left CUP surged from 4 to 9, while left-wing Catalunya en Comú Podem won 8. </span><span>The People’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%. </span></p> / ACNshareACNFirst published: February 15, 2021 03:10 AM