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
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Politics news from Catalonia and Barcelona
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
JxCat: Puigdemont’s party with three candidates running from prison
Jailed leader Jordi Sànchez leads pro-independence candidacy aiming to put referendum at center of post-electoral discussions
Podemos: the left-wing party that could be key to keeping Pedro Sánchez in power
Party leader Pablo Iglesias has come out in favor of a self-determination referendum in Catalonia and has called for the release of jailed Catalan leaders
Women's rights shoots to the top of the electoral campaign agenda
Left-wing parties respond to comments by conservative candidate seen as playing down importance of gender violence
Constitutional Court backs language policy in Catalonia's schools
Judges endorse existing regulations on the use of Catalan in classrooms amid unionist accusations of "indoctrination"
Front Republicà: Young guns calling for democratic revolution
The furthest left pro-independence candidates hope to be powerful and pledge to be uncompromising
Candidates focus on future of independence movement and jailed leaders in TV debate
Main party representatives turn out for TV3 electoral debate as general election approaches
Government files lawsuit against Puigdemont shooting mockery
Catalan executive considers southern Spanish town Easter festival was incitation of hatred
People’s Party: fighting to keep right-wing hegemony in Spain through the Catalan crisis
With Mariano Rajoy gone, new party head Pablo Casado tries to put down growing rivalry by hardening approach to independence movement
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