Thursday, December 21, 2017

Live: Long lines as Catalans vote in cliffhanger election EL PAIS





All eyes are on Catalonia today as voters go to the polls in a snap election called by Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy using emergency powers under article 155 of the Spanish Constitution after the regional parliament passed a unilateral declaration of independence in late October.
Over five and a half million people have the right to vote today. Results are expected to be very close, with polls suggesting the pro-independence Catalan Republican Left (ERC) and the anti-independence Ciudadanos are likely to be the most-voted parties.
However, no single party looks set to be able to form a parliamentary majority, and the election is likely to be followed by a period of intense political jockeying.
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