Questions and answers about the Catalonia independence vote

Parties pushing for independence from Spain won a majority of seats in Catalonia’s regional parliament in a ballot, but failed to secure more than 50% of the popular vote in an election they had hoped would give them a clear, unequivocal mandate for secession.

With 90% of the votes counted, the Together for Yes group of secessionist parties had 63 seats in the 135-member parliament, meaning they would need to join forces with the radical Popular Unity Candidacy party – that secured 10 seats – to be able to push through regional legislation.