Parties rush to choose candidates for snap general election
President Aragonès to meet ERC, Junts, CUP and Comuns on Wednesday to explore possible pacts for July 23
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Politics news from Catalonia and Barcelona
2017 parliament bureau members disqualified for four months over allowing independence motions
Politicians retrialed after originally convicted to 20-month ban from public office
Ciudadanos confirm they will not run in July general election
Liberal party has suffered poor election results since reaching peak as strongest unionist voice during Catalan independence push
Catalan president calls for 'unity' from pro-independence parties in Spanish elections amid surge of far-right
Pere Aragonès does not expect snap election in Catalonia
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
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
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