Tag: catalan

MADRID: Spain's parliament reconvenes on Thursday after an inconclusive July general election, with all eyes on hardline Catalan separatist party JxCat which unexpectedly emerged as kingmaker.The first task of the 350 newly elected lawmakers will be to vote on a new speaker for the chamber, with acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez proposing a candidate from his Socialist party.That vote is widely seen as a trial run ahead of a crucial investiture vote -- which determines who forms the government -- expected next month. Neither the left nor the...