Spain's government and opposition agree to hold Catalan election in January

A Spanish opposition politician has said her Socialist party and Spain’s government have reached an agreement to hold a regional election in Catalonia in January to help resolve the country’s deepest political crisis in decades.

A Spanish opposition politician has said her Socialist party and Spain’s government have reached an agreement to hold a regional election in Catalonia in January to help resolve the country’s deepest political crisis in decades.

Spain’s central government is planning to take control of some of Catalonia’s powers by activating Article 155 of the Constitution to crush an independence bid by regional leaders.