Salvador Illa wins the elections
The candidate of the Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSC), Salvador Illa, won the elections held last Sunday. With a total of 42 deputies, Illa is the best-placed candidate to win the presidency of the Generalitat. Their options include forming a government with the support of Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya and the Commons, or seeking an alliance with the Popular Party and Vox, with a pro-Spanish stance. Despite this, the Junts per Catalunya candidate, Carles Puigdemont, does not give up trying to be sworn in, as he considers that the sum of pro-independence votes has more support than that of the socialists, despite not having an absolute majority.
Results pending counting
Please note that 100% of the votes have not yet been counted. The 294,594 voters residing abroad and registered in the Electoral Census of Absentee Residents (CERA), as well as the 458 votes by mail from abroad, need to be counted. This count could affect the final results. During election night, there was a seat in the constituency of Lleida that was up for grabs between the PSC and Junts per Catalunya. According to sources from the vice presidency, 8.23% of the CERA vote participated in these elections.
Analysis by constituency
Barcelona
In the constituency of Barcelona, the Popular Party won the last seat, while the Popular Unity Candidacy (CUP) is 5,175 votes away from winning its fourth seat. Although there are a total of 227,985 overseas residents registered with CERA who can vote, the low turnout in the overseas vote makes a change in seats unlikely.
Tarragona
In Tarragona, the CUP is 570 votes away from winning a seat in the PSC. Although there are 22,624 foreign residents registered in CERA who can vote, the low participation in the foreign vote and the few votes obtained by the CUP make a change in seats unlikely.
Girona
In the regions of Girona, Aliança Catalana is 2,162 votes away from winning a seat in the PSC. With a total of 25,270 residents abroad registered in CERA who can vote, the low turnout and the few votes obtained by Aliança Catalana make a change in seats unlikely.
Lleida
In the constituency of Lleida, Junts per Catalunya is 761 votes away from removing a deputy from the PSC. Although there is an upward trend for Junts in this demarcation, the low turnout in the CERA vote makes a change in seats unlikely.