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Health minister to head socialist party in Catalan elections – and Cs party MP moves to PP

News Desk3rd January 20216th January 2021

3rd January 20216th January 20211450

Spain’s current health minister Salvador Illa will become the socialist PSOE party’s presidential candidate in the elections to be held in Catalonia on 14 February. It comes

Pedro Sánchez and Quim Torra face ‘long talks process’

News Desk7th February 202016th February 2020

7th February 202016th February 20201773

Newly elected Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez met with the Catalan president Quim Torra in Barcelona on Thursday, the first time they have held any official talks since December

Six of the jailed Catalan leaders attend Parliament hearing

News Desk28th January 20209th February 2020

28th January 20209th February 20201166

Six of the nine Catalan leaders who were sentenced to jail by the Spanish Supreme Court for their roles in the 2017 Catalan independence referendum,

Catalan president refuses to step down, despite court confirming suspension

News Desk24th January 20201st February 2020

24th January 20201st February 20201303

Quim Torra, the Catalan president, has refused to step down from his post, despite the Spanish Supreme Court confirming the Spanish Electoral Authority (JEC)’s decision to suspend him as

Quim Torra ratified as Catalan president, despite electoral authority ruling

News Desk5th January 202010th January 2020

5th January 202010th January 20201079

Catalan president Quim Torra appeared before an extraordinary plenary session of the Catalan Parliament at his own request on Saturday afternoon, only a day after Spain’s Electoral

Pedro Sánchez still on course (just) to be voted in as PM

News Desk4th January 20205th January 2020

4th January 20205th January 2020786

A fierce three-day debate commenced in the Spanish Congress on Saturday, with the Socialist (PSOE) leader and Spain’s acting prime minister Pedro Sánchez still on

Inés Arrimadas to stand for leadership of Ciudadanos (Cs) party

News Desk18th November 201924th November 2019

18th November 201924th November 20191396

Inés Arrimadas has announced she will stand as a candidate to lead the Ciudadanos (Cs) party, after Albert Rivera‘s resignation last week following the party’s disastrous

Torra calls for ‘immediate meeting’ with Sánchez to engage in dialogue

Newsdesk / ACN19th October 20192nd June 2020

19th October 20192nd June 20201580

Quim Torra, the Catalan president, has called on Spain’s acting prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, for an ‘immediate meeting’ in order to engage in dialogue and find

Motion of no confidence against Catalan president fails

Newsdesk / ACN8th October 201910th October 2019

8th October 201910th October 2019831

The motion of no confidence against the Catalan president, Quim Torra, failed on Monday after a five hour debate in the Catalan Parliament. The Ciudadanos

Cs party file motion of no confidence against Catalan president

Newsdesk / ACN1st October 20194th October 2019

1st October 20194th October 2019937

The Ciudadanos (Cs) party has filed a motion of no confidence in the Catalan Parliament against the Catalan president, Quim Torra. The vote will take place

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