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Illa wins in the Catalonia elections but the pro-independence parties have a majority
RAMÓN GORRIARÁN
Salvador Illa’s PSC party won Sunday's Catalonia elections with 23.4 per cent of the votes and tied 33 seats with the Esquerra Republicana (ERC). But it will be very difficult, if not impossible, for Spain’s former Minister of Health to govern, ... losses were suffered by Ciudadanos (six seats) and the PP - who are left with just three. The autonomous elections in Catalonia registered the lowest turnout in history, with only a little more than 52 per cent of people eligible to vote making their ... mark. Catalonia election results.SUR Even though he lacks the support to govern Illa hasn’t given up, and on Sunday night (14 February) he confirmed that he will still stand for the presidency as the winner of the elections, but it is likely to be an