Socialists and Barcelona en Comú push for left-wing city council in Barcelona
ERC's candidate aware of "decisive" role after center-right Trias won with 11 councilors
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Esquerra rules out calling for snap Catalan election after Spanish PM announcement
Socialists won't push for motion of no confidence against Catalan president, while En Comú Podem back Yolanda Díaz's candidacy for July
PODCAST: Catalonia's local election results – Trias takes BCN and Socialists surge
Results and analysis of the election in Barcelona, other major cities, and some choice council areas around Catalonia
Spanish PM announces snap general election on July 23
Pedro Sánchez's Socialists suffered bruising results in local and regional elections across Spain on Sunday
Socialists win most votes in local elections across Catalonia
Pro-independence Esquerra Republicana surpasses Junts in number of councilors
Albiol retakes Badalona as People's Party sweeps across Spain
Political comeback of former mayor comes amid conservative wave in Spanish regions and cities
Center-right former mayor Trias takes Barcelona in tight three-horse race
Trias per Barcelona win 11 seats, Socialists 10 and Ada Colau's Barcelona En Comú 9
Far-right makes gains across Catalonia
Vox win two council seats in Barcelona and 124 across territory in 54 different municipalities
Counting underway in local elections across Catalonia
Results expected by 10.30 pm
Exit poll forecasts narrow victory for mayor Colau over Socialists and Trias in Barcelona
Barcelona En Comú predicted to win 10 councilors, Socialists 9-10, Trias 8-9, and ERC 6
Local elections participation down by 6.47 points until 6pm across Catalonia
Turnout at 44.54%, lower than in 2019, which coincided with European elections
Local elections underway: 5,489,793 called to vote in 947 municipalities
Over 9,000 councilors across Catalonia are to be elected, with results published by 11 pm
Election campaign draws to a close with tight races in Catalan capitals
Polls will open on Sunday, with more than five million people eligible to vote
Vox: expected growth of the far-right in Catalonia
After having just a handful of councilors elected in 2019, ultra-conservative party likely to grow in this vote
En Comú battles to keep Barcelona mayorship and advance on Socialist 'red belt' in local elections
Ada Colau, incumbent mayor in Catalan capital, targeting third consecutive mandate
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