Published 10 months ago

Spain’s left needs votes to govern. For Catalans, it’s not that easy.

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Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez needs the 14 votes Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) and Junts hold in Spain's 350-seat lower house of parliament to achieve a majority. Those parties are demanding an amnesty for more than 1,000 Catalan politicians and activists for their involvement in an attempt to separate the region from Spain.

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The Christian Science Monitor

Spain’s left needs votes to govern. For Catalans, it’s not that easy.

Spanish premier Pedro Sanchez needs the support of Catalan regional parties to form a government. The price might be granting amnesty to independence activists – a move that would be highly divisive with the rest of Spain’s voters.

10 months ago·Boston, United States

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