Spain’s Socialists hail “new era” in Catalonia as separatist support dims in elections

Barcelona, Spain Reuters Spain’s Socialists won the biggest share of the vote in Sunday’s Catalan elections, dealing a serious blow to more than a decade of separatist governance and the independence dreams still nursed by some in the wealthy north-eastern region. The Socialists, led locally by Salvador Illa, had 42 seats in the 135-seat chamber […]