PODCAST: Local elections 2023 – tight races throughout Catalonia

All to play for on May 28 as voters in cities, towns and villages choose their new councilors and mayors

A voter casts their ballot in Tarragona, 2019
A voter casts their ballot in Tarragona, 2019 / Mar Rovira
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May 13, 2023 09:03 AM

May 15, 2023 12:14 PM

Catalonia goes to the polls on Sunday, May 28, with voters in almost 1,000 municipalities set to choose the new makeup of their city and town councils and ultimately their new mayor. Press play below to listen or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify

Cristina Tomàs White and Guifré Jordan join Lorcan Doherty to look at some of the most hotly contested council battles, including an unprecedented four-horse race for mayor in Barcelona. 

This week's Catalan phrase is "estar com gat i gos," which means "to fight like cats and dogs." 

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