Catalans to vote in election that is key to Spain's political stability

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BARCELONA, May 10 (Reuters) - Catalans vote on Sunday in a regional election that could determine the stability of Spain's Socialist-led government and also gauge the strength of a pro-independence movement that has roiled the country for a decade.

A government led by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's Socialist party in Catalonia after a decade of separatist governments would usher in a new era, said political scientist Toni Rodon.

"If the separatists lose their absolute majority in parliament, it would definitely represent a change of cycle," Rodon said. "Whether this is temporary or long-term, we shall see."

But a win for the Junts party would bolster the separatist cause and create further predicaments for Madrid. Junts' candidate is Carles Puigdemont, who was Catalonia's president during an ill-fated attempt to wrest the region from Spain in 2017, and he has vowed to resurrect an independence bid.



https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/catalans-vote-election-that-is-key-spains-political-stability-2024-05-10/

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1. Secessionists - Canada has Quebec, USA has Texas, UK has Scotland. Spain has Catalonia

The Catalans have kept Spain on edge for years. They also have their own dialect of Spanish, different from the rest of Spain.

It will interesting to see if there is finally a change. Thanks for posting this.

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2. Catalan is unique.

Actually, Catalan is a completely different and unique language to Spanish, and has some influence from France and Italian. I do hope the socialists win.