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| Catalonia set for power jostling | Catalonia set for power jostling |
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| Catalonia's conservative nationalist party has won elections in Spain's north-eastern region but failed to secure a majority to form a government. | Catalonia's conservative nationalist party has won elections in Spain's north-eastern region but failed to secure a majority to form a government. |
| The Convergence and Union party (CiU) won 48 seats in the 135-member regional parliament, according to the near completed count of the votes. | The Convergence and Union party (CiU) won 48 seats in the 135-member regional parliament, according to the near completed count of the votes. |
| The Socialist Party (PSC), which led the outgoing coalition, won 37 seats. | The Socialist Party (PSC), which led the outgoing coalition, won 37 seats. |
| The third party, the Republican Left (ERC) with 21 seats could play a key role in the formation of a government. | The third party, the Republican Left (ERC) with 21 seats could play a key role in the formation of a government. |
| But the ERC is yet to announce which party they would prefer to form an alliance with. | But the ERC is yet to announce which party they would prefer to form an alliance with. |
| Catalans now have to wait, possibly many days, while their politicians decide the composition of the new coalition government, the BBC's Danny Wood in Spain says. | Catalans now have to wait, possibly many days, while their politicians decide the composition of the new coalition government, the BBC's Danny Wood in Spain says. |
| Wednesday's elections were the first since the powers of the regional parliament were extended in June. The turnout was 56.7%. | Wednesday's elections were the first since the powers of the regional parliament were extended in June. The turnout was 56.7%. |
| Political splits | Political splits |
| The fiercely independent Catalonia is one of Spain's most affluent regions. | The fiercely independent Catalonia is one of Spain's most affluent regions. |
| The Socialist-led government teamed up with Convergence and Union earlier this year to usher in a new charter bringing more powers to the semi-autonomous region. | The Socialist-led government teamed up with Convergence and Union earlier this year to usher in a new charter bringing more powers to the semi-autonomous region. |
| But the two sides have since fallen out. | But the two sides have since fallen out. |
| The outgoing left-wing three-party coalition, led by Pasqual Maragall, has also broken apart over differences on the autonomy question. | The outgoing left-wing three-party coalition, led by Pasqual Maragall, has also broken apart over differences on the autonomy question. |
| The collapse of that alliance is what has caused early elections, and the left-wing parties have refused to say whether they will try to re-unite. | The collapse of that alliance is what has caused early elections, and the left-wing parties have refused to say whether they will try to re-unite. |
| The CiU has been Catalonia's biggest party since democracy was restored in Spain following the death of General Franco in 1975. | The CiU has been Catalonia's biggest party since democracy was restored in Spain following the death of General Franco in 1975. |
| The CiU also won the most seats in the 2003 poll, but went into opposition after the three left-wing parties formed a coalition. | The CiU also won the most seats in the 2003 poll, but went into opposition after the three left-wing parties formed a coalition. |