MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The pro-independence Junts pel Si (Together for Yes) coalition promoted by Catalan President Artur Mas and his allies from the radical left-wing Popular Unity Candidacy (CUP) party secured absolute majority in the Catalan parliament, according to 98,2 percent of votes counted.
The local El Pais newspaper reported that the pro-independence coalition and CUP secured 62 and 10 seats correspondingly in the 135-strong Catalan parliament as the result of the regional election on Sunday.
The center-left Citizens party secured 25 seats, the Socialists' Party of Catalonia took 16 seats. The left-wing coalition Catalonia Yes we Can and the conservative People's Party of Catalonia secured 11 seats each.
Earlier Junts pel Si has pledged to set processes in motion for the autonomous region to separate from Spain within 18 months, should they win a majority.
