Heads of Electoral Authority voted against Puigdemont MEP ban
JxCat names "temporary" candidates to stand in for three exiled leaders barred from EU elections
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Puigdemont banned from EU elections
Ousted president and two other exiled former ministers stripped of European Parliament candidacies by Spain's electoral authority
A guide to the Spanish election and its impact on Catalonia
The Socialists might need pro-independence Esquerra to retain power, as newly elected jailed MPs will try to take office
Socialists hope to govern alone as all sides dismiss potential Cs coalition
Pedro Sánchez’s deputy insists PSOE have enough support for minority government
Vox celebrates 'historic' result in Spanish general election
With 24 seats in Congress, Barcelona included, far-right party vows to defend Spain's unity "until the end"
Socialists win election but need allies to form government
Without enough seats for a majority, Pedro Sánchez could turn to left-wing multiparty alliance or unionist Cs party
Pro-independence ERC party gets historic Spanish election win
Parties in favor of Catalan republic gain unprecedented 22 seats in Spain's parliament, with Socialists getting 12 and far-right making breakthrough
Counting gets underway in Spanish general election
With two thirds of votes counted, Socialists are clear winners with 123 seats, and ERC first among Catalan parties
Socialists winners in Spain, neck and neck with Esquerra in Catalonia, says exit poll
Far right makes breakthrough with 36-38 seats, with left-wing Spanish parties needing pro-independence parties to govern, according to survey
Massive turnout in Catalonia as Spain faces crucial election
Participation in Catalonia up by 18% from previous election, in last 6pm figures before ballots are counted
Spanish election day underway as 5.5 million Catalans are eligible to vote
Voters in Catalonia will select 48 of the the 350 representatives in the Spanish Congress
Spain must 'analyze' fall in perception of judicial independence, warns EU
European study ranks Spain fourth worst among 28 members-states
Ciutadans: opposing Catalan independence to rule Spain
Center-right party aspires to become the first party other than the Socialists and the People's party to govern Spain since democracy returned
Spain’s conservative leader opens door to government with far right
PP head Pablo Casado embraces potential deal with Vox as president Pedro Sánchez hints at left-wing pact post-Sunday election
Puigdemont calls unionist efforts to bar him from European election 'desperate'
Former president dismisses appeal to electoral authority by PP and Cs parties aimed at preventing his bid to become MEP
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