Minority government secures stability as 2023 budget approved in parliament
Spending plan approved by unionist and pro-independence parties for first time in a decade
Spending plan approved by unionist and pro-independence parties for first time in a decade
ERC still needs votes from Socialists or former coalition partner Junts after deal with ECP in December
Governing Catalan party wants new self-determination vote needing 55% yes to pass
87% of members back only bid for leadership topped by politician who spent three and a half years in jail
Lluís Companys, defender of Spanish Second Republic, honored with floral tributes in Montjuïc hill
Junts to decide wording of question to members over whether to stay in government
Pere Aragonès becomes Catalonia's youngest president in modern times and the first member of ERC to head executive since the 1930s
Who will lead the next government? And will this be a turning point for the independence movement?
Senior member Esquerra Republicana and junior partner Junts per Catalunya faced "difficult and demanding" gathering
Esquerra votes against decree including discount on oil, but measure will continue in force thanks to Basque EH Bildu party
Pro-independence bloc would get 64 to 77 seats with 68 needed for a majority, while junior government partner Junts could lose MPs