Salvador Illa, PSC candidate, wins the elections
In last Sunday’s elections in Catalonia, the candidate of the Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSC), Salvador Illa, emerged as the winner with 42 deputies. This places him in a favorable position to be invested as president of the Generalitat. To achieve this, he could form a coalition with Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC) and the Comuns, or seek an agreement with the Popular Party (PP) and Vox, which defend a Spanishist position. However, Carles Puigdemont, candidate of Junts per Catalunya, does not give up trying to investiture him and considers that the sum of the pro-independence votes has more support than that of the socialists, despite not having an absolute majority.
Vote counting and possible changes in results
The recount of 100% of the votes has not yet been completed, since the votes of the 294,594 voters residing abroad registered in the Electoral Census of Absent Residents (CERA) remain to be counted. These votes will be counted on Friday, May 17, along with the 458 postal votes from abroad. It is important to note that this count could alter the final results. During the election night, there was a seat in the Lleida constituency that was in dispute between the PSC and Junts per Catalunya. Furthermore, it is estimated that 8.23% of CERA votes have participated in these elections.
Results by district
Barcelona
In the Barcelona district, the last seat was obtained by the Popular Party, while the Candidatura d’Unitat Popular (CUP) was 5,175 votes away from obtaining its fourth seat. Although there are a total of 227,985 foreign residents registered with CERA who can vote in this district, it is unlikely that there will be significant changes due to the low participation of the foreign vote.
Tarragona
In the Tarragona district, the CUP was 570 votes away from taking a seat from the PSC. Although a total of 22,624 residents abroad were called to vote in this district, the low participation of the CERA vote and the few votes obtained by the CUP make it unlikely that there will be changes in the results.
Girona
In the Girona regions, Aliança Catalana was 2,162 votes away from taking a seat from the PSC. However, taking into account that 25,270 residents abroad were called to vote in this district, the low participation and the few votes obtained by Aliança Catalana make it unlikely that there will be changes in the results.
Lleida
In the electoral constituency of Lleida, Junts per Catalunya was 761 votes away from taking a seat from the PSC. Although Junts has seen an increase in this demarcation, it is unlikely that there will be significant changes due to the low participation of the CERA vote.