Catalan separatist party leaders agree to form government with Socialists, TVE says
29/07/2024 19:29
MADRID, July 29 (Reuters) - The leadership of moderate
separatist party Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC) has
approved an initial agreement to support Spain's Socialists to
form a regional government in the rich northeastern region,
state broadcaster TVE said on Monday.
The decision is subject to confirmation by militants in an
internal party vote, it said.
Securing ERC's support is key for the Socialists, who won
the most votes in May's regional election but fell short of a
majority.
The Socialists, led locally by Salvador Illa, got 42 seats
in Catalonia's 135-seat chamber. The party's usual coalition
partner, the far-left Sumar alliance, won six, while the ERC had
20.
Parties wanting to form a government need 68 seats in a
first round of voting in the chamber and a simple majority in
the second.
(Reporting by Pietro Lombardi; Editing by Paul Simao)
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