Illa’s party won 42 seats, and it was the first time the Socialists led a Catalan election in both votes and seats won. The result would seem to be a perfect payoff for Socialist Prime Minister ...

Socialist politician Salvador Illa was inaugurated as president of the Catalan regional government in a ceremony in the government palace in Barcelona on Saturday. "By taking office today ...

MADRID — Spain’s Socialist party has struck a deal with a fringe Catalan separatist party to grant an amnesty for potentially thousands of people involved in the region’s failed secession ...

"Catalan voters have decided that the Socialist Party will lead this new era, and it is my intention to become Catalonia's next president." Illa led Spain's response to the COVID-19 pandemic ...

Catalan Parliament Backs Socialist to Lead Region, Ending Separatist Rule MADRID (Reuters) - Catalonia's parliament on Thursday confirmed Salvador Illa, an ally of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro ...

The Catalan Socialist Party (PSC), under former Spanish health minister Salvador Illa, made substantial gains to emerge as the clear winner. With 99% of votes counted, it has secured 42 seats.

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MADRID -- Spain's Socialist Party has struck a deal with a fringe Catalan separatist party to grant an amnesty for potentially thousands of people involved in the region's failed secession bid in ...

“Catalan voters have decided that the Socialist Party will lead this new era, and it is my intention to become Catalonia’s next president.” The Socialists will need to earn the backing of ...

as head of the Catalan government, ending more than a decade of separatist rule. However, in a sign of potential further unease, Illa's investiture was upstaged by separatist leader Carles ...