THE RESULTS OF THE CATALAN ELECTIONS
25TH NOVEMBER
The last 25th of November voters in Spain's Catalonia region have given a majority to parties seeking Catalan independence. However, Catalan President Artur Mas, who called the early election and pushed for independence, lost seats.
His centre-right CiU remains the largest bloc, winning 50 seats out of 135, down from 62 last time. The left-wing separatist ERC won 21 seats. Both the CiU and ERC want to hold a referendum on independence from Spain.
"I am happy with tonight's results," Mas said, "but not as happy as I could have been."