Around 100 MPs from across Europe urge Spain to dialogue with new Catalan government
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Politics news from Catalonia and Barcelona
Turnout rockets to 68.3% with two hours left to vote
The figure is 5 points higher than the one in the last election
Candidates cast their vote amid great expectation
Parties ask citizens to vote hoping for “historic” voter turnout
Catalan election results must be respected “whatever the outcome”, say MEPs
A group of members of the European Parliament visit Catalonia on election day encouraging the EU to respect the results
Turnout at 34.7% in first four hours of voting
More than 1 in 3 voters have already cast their ballot until 1pm, slightly down compared to 2015
Long queues in first hours of crucial Catalan election
Turnout expected to be at an all-time high of 80%
Voting underway in Catalonia
Long queues at polling stations in the morning in an atypical and uncertain election
Everything you need to know about the Catalan election
Q&A on the December 21 vote, including main parties, key times, figures, expected results, and what led up to the vote
What parties are running in the election?
Guide to understanding each of the seven candidacies expected to get seats on December 21
Traditional candidate portrait made impossible by prison and exile
Photos are usually published on front page of newspapers, but with Puigdemont in Belgium and Junqueras in prison, plans have changed
People’s Party, the hardline anti-independence ticket
Q&A on Xavier García Albiol’s candidacy, the Catalan branch of the political organization which has enforced unprecedented measures against Catalonia
Parties put presidency first on final day of campaign
With two days until the election Catalan politicians make last appeal to voters in Catalonia
Together for Catalonia: bringing back President Puigdemont
Q&A on Carles Puigdemont pro-independence ticket, which also includes imprisoned civil society leader Jordi Sànchez
MEPs denied from visiting Catalan leaders in jail
Seven members of four different European Parliament parties gather at the entrance of the prison in Madrid where pro-independence leaders are held
Spanish attorney general requests that imprisoned vice-president remain behind bars
Public prosecutor calls on Spanish supreme court to reject Oriol Junqueras’ appeal to be freed
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