Looking for alternatives: day 12 of the election campaign
With only 5 days to go until December 21, claws are out as parties try to convince voters that they are the right choice
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CUP, the alternative pro-independence party
Q&A on the far-left candidacy which might be deciding in ensuring a majority for a Catalan state for a second time
Parties focus on approach to take after election
Campaign, day 8: While the unilateral path is still on the table for pro-independence bloc, returning Catalonia to its pre-155 condition is a priority
CUP only Catalan party pledging to push for Republic, says candidate Bel Olid
“It’s not that we don’t want dialogue with the Spanish state; it’s that they’ve shown several times that they are not going to speak to us” says Olid
On campaign day 6, parties urge not wasting votes
As the election draws closer, main parties call for tactical vote to prevent other block from winning
Thousands expected to attend pro-independence rally in Brussels
We answer all your questions about tomorrow's protest in the Belgian capital
Spanish public TV vetoes party election broadcast, says pro-independence CUP
The commercial urges “freedom for political prisoners,” in a reference to the four pro-independence leaders in jail
December 21 elections ‘round two’ for independence referendum, says Carles Puigdemont
Major parties running in December 21 election hold events just days before campaign officially kicks off
Far-right demonstration takes place in front of pro-independence party headquarters
Electoral Commission under fire as it bans elderly protest but allows far-right group gathering and Ombudsman starts inquiry
CUP decides to run on candidacy that is “as broad as possible” for December 21 elections
64.05% members voted for the winning option, discarding joining a country-wide list
Pro-independence parties hesitant whether to take part in December 21 election
The Spanish president called Catalans to polling stations after seizing control of the country
Pressure mounting on Catalan government to lift independence suspension
Left-wing CUP and main pro-Catalan state civil organization ask Puigdemont’s cabinet to make the move after Spain’s lack of response to calls for dialogue
CUP calls for declaration of independence on Tuesday
Far-left party says Catalan president’s appearance in Parliament on October 10 is “historic opportunity” to announce secession
Post-referendum Catalan strike is ‘nazi’, says People’s Party spokesman
Rafael Hernando believes that pro-independence parties are looking forward to ‘deaths’ in the streets
Paterna exhumation removes victims from Francoist ‘map of horror’
Largest excavation of mass grave in Valencia uncovers 49 executed bodies while Catalan CUP party calls for historical memory law to replace ‘cowardly’ state legislation