Catalonia’s separatist parties face defeat as socialists secure a clear victory, with voters opting for change after years of secessionist tensions.
Candidate of Catalonia's Socialist Party - PSC, Salvador Illa , applauds after delivering a speech during the electoral night following Catalonia's regional elections, in Barcelona on May 12, 2024. / Photo: AFP
The Socialists led by former health minister Salvador Illa savored their best result in a Catalan election, claiming 42 seats, up from 33 in 2021, when they also barely won the most votes but were unable to form a government.“Catalonia has decided to open a new era,” Illa told his thrilled supporters at his party headquarters. “Catalan voters have decided that the Socialist Party will lead this new era, and it is my intention to become Catalonia's next president.
But there is a path for Illa to reach the goal of 68 seats. The Socialists are already in a coalition government in Madrid with the Sumar party, which now has six seats in the Catalan parliament.Regardless of those negotiations, Illa’s surge should bode well for Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and the Socialists before the European Parliament elections next month.
Sanchez’s Socialists have spent major political capital since then in reducing tensions in Catalonia, including pardoning jailed high-profile separatists and pushing through an amnesty for Puigdemont and hundreds more.
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