Politics

With 84.3% of votes counted, pro-independence parties are set to win election and achieve a majority in Parliament

At 8pm, voting ended for one of Catalonia’s most unprecedented elections

MEPs of the pro-independence party ask the European Commission if voting rights of people abroad "have been violated"

In joint statement, politicians from countries such as UK, Belgium, and Ireland, call on Madrid to cease “use of force”

The figure is 5 points higher than the one in the last election

Parties ask citizens to vote hoping for “historic” voter turnout

A group of members of the European Parliament visit Catalonia on election day encouraging the EU to respect the results

More than 1 in 3 voters have already cast their ballot until 1pm, slightly down compared to 2015

Turnout expected to be at an all-time high of 80%

Long queues at polling stations in the morning in an atypical and uncertain election

Q&A on the December 21 vote, including main parties, key times, figures, expected results, and what led up to the vote

Guide to understanding each of the seven candidacies expected to get seats on December 21

Photos are usually published on front page of newspapers, but with Puigdemont in Belgium and Junqueras in prison, plans have changed

Q&A on Xavier García Albiol’s candidacy, the Catalan branch of the political organization which has enforced unprecedented measures against Catalonia

With two days until the election Catalan politicians make last appeal to voters in Catalonia