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Catalonian separatists seem set to form government following vote
Catalonian parties that back separation from Spain are pushing to form a new government in the regional parliament a day after elections that saw support spread across multiple parties, but the majority of votes going to groups backing a split. It was hard to see a clear mandate out of the results, with turnout only at 53 per cent and a party that does not back separatism, the socialists, taking the biggest single chunk of votes, which would give them 33 of the 68 seats needed to control the 135-member legislature. However, the left-wing separatist party Esquerra Republicana (ERC) also garnere...
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Catalonian separatists seem set to form government following vote
Catalonian parties that back separation from Spain are pushing to form a new government in the regional parliament a day after elections that saw support spread across multiple parties, but the majority of votes going to groups backing a split. It was hard to see a clear mandate out of the results, with turnout only at 53 per cent and a party that does not back separatism, the socialists, taking the biggest single chunk of votes, which would give them 33 of the 68 seats needed to control the 135-member legislature. However, the left-wing separatist party Esquerra Republicana (ERC) also garnere...
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Separatists have majority in Catalonia, but socialists strong too
Catalonia's separatist parties are on track to win a majority of seats in Sunday's parliamentary elections, with more than 99 per cent of votes counted. The result is likely to prolong the independence debate that has been going on for years with the rest of Spain, which does not want Catalonia to become independent. The separatists are expected to claim a combined total of 73 to 80 seats in the regional parliament in Barcelona, where the required absolute majority is 68 seats of a total of 135 seats. But the socialist PSOE, called the PSC in Catalonia, is the single party projected to receive...
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First results: Catalonian separatists ahead, socialists gain
Catalonia's separatist parties are on track to win the most seats in Sunday's parliamentary elections, according to the first official results after polling stations closed at 8 pm (1900 GMT). However, the single party to have received the most votes is against independence, initial results show. The socialist PSOE, called the PSC in Catalonia, is projected to win almost 24 per cent of the votes and 33 to 34 seats in the regional parliament in Barcelona. The early figures, announced after the electoral authority counted 83 per cent of the votes, are expected to prolong the independence debate ...
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Poll: Separatists ahead in Catalonia election
Pollsters in Catalonia project separatist parties have won the most seats in Sunday's parliamentary elections. The separatists are expected to claim a total of 73 to 80 seats in the regional parliament in Barcelona, according to a projection from state broadcaster RTVE after polling stations closed at 8 pm (1900 GMT). The required absolute majority in Barcelona is 68 seats of total of 135 seats. The Socialist PSOE, which governs in Madrid and is called PSC in Catalonia, is meanwhile thought to have considerably improved its standing with a projected 34 to 36 votes. This party is against a sece...
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Catalonia votes for new government as secession row rumbles on
The future of the Spanish region of Catalonia hangs in the balance on Sunday as residents cast ballots for the much-disputed region's parliament. Since elections in December 2017, the left-wing separatist party Esquerra Republicana (ERC) has led a minority government together with the liberal-conservative and separatist Junts per Catalunya (Together for Catalonia) and smaller parties. The separatists are hoping to win an outright majority in Sunday's elections, with their strongest support coming from rural areas. But the polls indicate that there will be no such clear result. The Socialists, ...
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Fears of low turnout ahead of Catalan poll
The current leader of the Spanish region of Catalonia has made a last-ditch appeal to voters to cast their ballots in Sunday's elections, despite fears of the coronavirus pandemic. The regional prime minister and leading candidate of the left-wing separatist party Esquerra Republicana (ERC), Pere Aragones, made the call in an attempt to avoid what is feared could be a historically low turnout. No ERC supporter or advocate of the region's independence and the establishment of a Catalan republic should stay at home on Sunday, he said. "This people will continue the fight for freedom," the 38-yea...
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Trump mulled replacing attorney general over election results: US media
Washington (AFP) - Donald Trump considered replacing then-acting US attorney general Jeffrey A. Rosen with a Justice Department lawyer who would help him force Georgia officials to overturn the state's election result, US media reported late Friday. The New York Times said Trump only decided against the move when told that all remaining top officials at the Justice Department would resign en masse if the plan went ahead. The news, also reported in the Washington Post, comes as Trump is set to face a Senate trial for "incitement of insurrection" over his role in whipping up supporters with unfo...
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Trump says Biden 'rushing to falsely pose' as US election winner
Washington (AFP) - Donald Trump, refusing to concede defeat in the US presidential election, said Saturday that Joe Biden was "rushing to falsely pose as the winner" after television networks declared the Democrat's victory."We all know why Joe Biden is rushing to falsely pose as the winner, and why his media allies are trying so hard to help him: they don't want the truth to be exposed," Trump said."The simple fact is this election is far from over." Trump underlined that states had not yet certified the results, and his campaign has launched multiple "legitimate legal challenges that could d...
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Election results may point to smaller coronavirus package and no stimulus checks
Prior to the election, both President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi talked about giving a lavish stimulus package. However, as election results come in, it appears that the funding for the next coronavirus stimulus package will likely be smaller, while checks may even get axed.Q3 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and moreNext stimulus package may be smallerThough it is not yet clear who will be the next U.S. President, the results so far do suggest that Congressional Democrats may fail to get a majority in the Senate. Moreover, Democrats are facing a smaller majority in the Ho...
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