Catalan election: court keeps February 14 date and rejects delay despite Covid fears
Judges overrule government decree to postpone the vote
Judges overrule government decree to postpone the vote
Parties hold opening rallies, with judges debating whether should be delayed and prosecutor against postponement
Government rules out vaccinating election workers ahead of the February 14 election
Politician will be frontrunner of Socialist party in upcoming Catalan election
Despite court rulings and appeals over date change, parliamentary groups are preparing strategies for earlier vote
Decision to allow postponement could be announced ten days into campaigning
Survey estimates victory for Socialists or Esquerra, and parties for a Catalan state, now with 70 seats, would take 58-71
Government resumes preparations to hold the vote on February 14 after it had been initially adjourned over Covid-19 concerns
Vote was postponed to May 30 over Covid-19 concerns as government calls parties to be responsible in not challenging it
Parties find consensus in postponing vote due to Covid-19, but discrepancies remain regarding when to hold it
Dolors Sabater gets 76% of party supports
Parties ask for consensus in case of need to postpone vote
Poll suggests ERC would overtake JxCat, but independence camp to fall short of 50% vote share target
Bernat Solé is hopeful that the two ruling parties will overcome discrepancies and agree on a date for the vote
Left-wing pro-independence ERC would win an election, surpassing its coalition partner JxCat and unionist Cs