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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sam Jones in Madrid and agency

EXPLAINED: Catalonia goes to polls in vote that will gauge support for independence - The Real Truth

Salvador Illa and other socialist party members
Socialist party of Catalonia candidate Salvador Illa (centre) and others on the day of Catalonia's regional election, 12 May. Photograph: Nacho Doce/Reuters

Separatist parties are in danger of losing their decade-long hold of power in Spain’s northeastern Catalonia region, with the pro-union Socialist party poised to win the most votes in Sunday’s election, according to a near-complete count of the ballots.

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, short of the key figure of 68 seats needed for a majority in the chamber.

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