The Socialists secured 42 out of 135 seats in the Catalan parliament, with almost all votes counted. The separatist Junts party of Carles Puigdemont, the man who as Catalan president in 2017 attempted to declare independence from Spain, came in second with 35 seats, while fellow separatists ERC won 20 seats, with others trailing further behind.
The election leaves Puigdemont’s future uncertain. Before the ballot, he had pledged to leave active politics if he was not elected regional president, telling POLITICO he had “a right to get some rest after these very difficult years.”
Catalan voters on Sunday also delivered a boost to the center-right People’s Party, which saw its share of seats jump to 15 from just three.
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