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The regional election in Catalonia has left the governing scenario wide open. Victory as the best-performing party can be claimed by the Catalan Socialist Party (PSC-PSOE), both in terms of the popular vote and seats, although in the latter metric they are tied with the Catalan Republican Left (ERC). Former Health Minister Salvador Illa, the PSC candidate, has come out on top, but his win comes against a backdrop where pro-independence forces have collectively reinforced their parliamentary presence with a majority of seats.
Despite the difficult outlook for forming a governing majority, Illa said before midnight on Sunday that he is planning to make a bid for the regional premiership. In doing so, he is avoiding the mistake made at the 2017 regional election by Inés Arrimadas of Ciudadanos (Citizens), who gave up on the difficult test of trying to form a government in a hostile environment despite her party’s clear victory at the polls. Illa’s statement also challenges the veto against him signed at the last minute by independence parties in what amounts to a clannish, sectarian document.
Catalan independence: Election results in Catalonia: a wide-open scenario | Opinion | EL PAÍS in English (elpais.com)
But, seeing as how that's not how they are going to operate nothing will continue to be accomplished.
Um..........I posted this in the wrong place.
Despite the difficult outlook for forming a governing majority, Illa said before midnight on Sunday that he is planning to make a bid for the regional premiership. In doing so, he is avoiding the mistake made at the 2017 regional election by Inés Arrimadas of Ciudadanos (Citizens), who gave up on the difficult test of trying to form a government in a hostile environment despite her party’s clear victory at the polls. Illa’s statement also challenges the veto against him signed at the last minute by independence parties in what amounts to a clannish, sectarian document.
Catalan independence: Election results in Catalonia: a wide-open scenario | Opinion | EL PAÍS in English (elpais.com)
But, seeing as how that's not how they are going to operate nothing will continue to be accomplished.
Um..........I posted this in the wrong place.
