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1. www.reuters.com › world › europeCatalan election 2024: What’s next for independence struggle?

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   May 10, 2024 · Catalonia's pro-independence president Carles Puigdemont, backed by the separatist-controlled regional assembly, announced an independence referendum, sending shockwaves across Europe. About 2.3 ...

2. www.politico.eu › article › 5-key-things-to-knowCatalan independence is, like, so 2017 – POLITICO

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   May 13, 2024 · The center-right People’s Party also scored a big victory on Sunday, jumping from having three seats in the previous Catalan parliament to securing 15. That represents a massive relief for party leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo, whose position has been questioned ever since he failed to unseat Sánchez last year.

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   How did Catalan independence come to a head?

   • Under pressure by grassroots separatist groups, the Catalan conservative and nationalist party that governed the region, CiU, changed course and embraced the independence cause. It asked the conservative central government to allow a referendum on independence but that was rejected too. HOW DID IT COME TO A HEAD?

   Catalan election 2024: What’s next for independence struggle?

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   Does Catalonia support independence?

   • Support for independence has dropped to 42%, from 49% in 2017, says the Catalan government's statistics institute. In the campaign ahead of this election, the issue of Catalonia's relationship with the rest of Spain was pushed into the background by other challenges, such as the region's drought and housing crisis.

   Spain Socialists win Catalan vote as separatists lose ground

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   Are Catalans against independence?

   • The crippling drought, not independence, is currently the leading concern of Catalans, according to the most recent survey by Catalonia's public opinion office. The opinion office said that 50% of Catalans are against independence while 42% are for it, meaning support for it has dipped to 2012 levels.

   Catalan separatists lose majority as Spain's Socialists win regional electi…

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   Who voted in Catalonia's independence referendum?

   • Catalonia's pro-independence president Carles Puigdemont, backed by the separatist-controlled regional assembly, announced an independence referendum, sending shockwaves across Europe. About 2.3 million people - around 43% of eligible voters - voted in a referendum not authorised by the courts, defying baton-wielding Spanish policemen.

   Catalan election 2024: What’s next for independence struggle?

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4. www.catalannews.com › catalan-election-2024 › itemCatalan elections: is Catalonia’s independence push ...

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   May 8, 2024 · Latest update: May 8, 2024 12:59 PM. Catalonia has been governed by parties explicitly in favor of splitting from Spain ever since 2010, and the last decade has seen the independence movement grow to unprecedented heights, before tensions brought cracks in the bloc’s unity to the surface. This movement culminated in the 2017 independence ...

5. thesciencesurvey.com › news › 2024/05/14Unpacking Catalan Politics: The Push for Independence

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   May 14, 2024 · Independence for Catalan has long been a contentious topic, with debates over its right to political and economic autonomy dating back to the region’s incorporation into the Kingdom of Spain in the early fourteenth century. In more recent history, the push for Catalonian independence has intensified. In 2006, the Spanish Monarchy enacted the Statute of...

6. www.npr.org › 2024/05/13 › 1250850900Catalan separatists lose majority as Spain's Socialists win ...

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   May 13, 2024 · The four pro-independence parties, led by the Together party of former regional president Carles Puigdemont, were set to get a total of 61 seats, according to a near-complete count of the ballots.

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8. english.elpais.com › international › 2024/05/13Socialist victory in Catalan election closes the door on ...

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   May 13, 2024 · For the first time, the Catalan Socialist Party (PSC) secured a victory both in terms of votes and seats. Collectively, independence parties lost the majority they’d held since the separatist movement known as the procès surged over a decade ago. And the political shift to the right seen elsewhere in Europe was reflected in Catalonia as well ...

9. www.bbc.com › news › world-europe-69000823Spain Socialists win Catalan vote as separatists lose ground

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   May 12, 2024 · The Catalan Socialist Party (PSC), under former Spanish health minister Salvador Illa, made substantial gains to emerge as the clear winner. With 99% of votes counted, it has secured 42 seats.