![]() ![]() ![]() “A new page” in the history of Catalonia?Īs political analysts stressed Monday, the “Illa effect” – with his moderate tone in favour of the reconciliation of all Catalans (around 7.5 million) and against the independence of the region – had a clear impact on voters. However, the new Catalan parliament will be the most fragmented in history, with eight parties. The outcome of the results is not so atypical in a region in which the pro-independence movement has been gaining strength in the last 10 years. “The one who wins the election should make the first move” to try to build a new government, Illa told Spanish public radio Radio Nacional de España (RNE) in an interview on Monday. The votes in his party’s favour gave him 33 seats, compared to the 17 PSC obtained four years ago. Illa, Spain’s very popular former health minister took 23% of the ballots, placing his party, the PSC, first in terms of votes. After the narrow win of socialist party candidate Salvador Illa in Catalonia’s regional elections on Sunday (14 February), the first round of negotiations began on Monday to build a new – likely pro-independence – government in Spain’s most prosperous region, EURACTIV’s partner EuroEFE reports. ![]()
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