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Government reaffirms it will 'not abide by' authority ruling over votes and rules out snap election

A successful negotiation on the Catalan independence crisis, leaving courts out of the matter, and jailed leaders are among hot topics for newly confirmed Spanish president

Pro-independence bloc and allies celebrate move while unionists stand their ground

Quim Torra formally asks electoral authority not to implement his bar on office while he appeals decision in Spain's top court

Esquerra backs deal with Sánchez while Catalan president fights electoral board decision, as controversial extraordinary Catalan parliament session gets underway

Leader's defense argues he will file urgent appeal against decision in Supreme Court

Pro-independence parties outraged at electoral authority's decision to disqualify leader, with Socialists skeptical and right-wing unionists calling on leader to be ousted "immediately"

It is the first time ever that the electoral board, and not a court, disqualifies a head of government

Spanish authority says decision will come into effect when leader is notified

Vice president Aragonès of Esquerra calls on Torra to "defend self-determination together"

Trial and conviction of Catalan independence leaders dominated the news agenda in a year also marked by elections, protests and natural disasters

Catalan leader urges to "recover unity that made the independence referendum possible"

If president Torra is removed from office, Pedro Sánchez will have a harder time staying in power

The pair were detained in September but Spain's National Court has freed them after “no material contact with explosives” found

Ciutadans asks president be barred from office even though his disqualification is not final, while far-right Vox calls for Junqueras to stay in jail