Six years after plunging Spain into its worst political crisis in decades, Catalonia's separatist parties are in danger of losing their hold on power in the north-eastern region after the pro-union Socialist Party scored a historic result in Sunday's election.
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00:00 Catalonia's separatist parties are in danger of losing their hold on power in the north-eastern
00:08 region after the pro-union Socialist Party scored a historic result in Sunday's election.
00:17 The four pro-independence parties led by the Together Party of former regional president
00:23 Carles Prigemont were set to get a total of 61 seats, according to a near-complete count
00:30 of the ballots.
00:34 That is short of the key figure of 68 seats needed for a majority in the chamber.
00:41 The socialists led by former health minister Salvador Illa savoured the victory in a Catalan
00:48 election, claiming 42 seats, up from 33 in 2021.
00:54 It was the first time the socialists led a Catalan election in both votes and seats won.
01:00 The socialists will need to earn the backing of other parties to put Illa in charge.
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