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Spain’s political crisis is ‘back to square one’ after Catalonia election

  • The outcome of regional elections in Catalonia have further complicated a Spanish political crisis, analysts said
  • With nearly all the votes counted, separatist parties were seen getting 70 seats in the 135-seat assembly, Reuters reported
  • Exiled former First Minister Carles Puigdemont's party was the largest pro-independence group
  • Ciudadanos, a party opposed to Catalan independence, achieved its best victory to date and is set to form the largest party group with 37 seats

Pro-secessionist supporters react to election results for the Catalan National Assembly on December 21, 2017, in Barcelona, Spain.Borja Sanchez-Trillo | Getty Images

The outcome of regional elections in Catalonia Thursday have further complicated a Spanish political crisis, according to analysts, with one predicting that there is a high risk of a new vote taking place next year.

Given the fragmentation of the result, the ongoing political process will be "far from straightforward," said Antonio Barroso, managing director of consultancy Teneo Intelligence, in a note entitled "Back to square one" on Friday.

With nearly all the votes counted, separatist parties were seen getting 70 seats in the 135-seat assembly, Reuters reported, citing official data. Puigdemont's Junts per Catalunya (Together for Catalonia) was seen winning 34 of those seats, ahead of two other separatist parties.

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