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Reactions are mixed as separatists win a clear majority in the Catalan parliament, setting the region on a collision course with Spain's central government. Paul Chapman reports.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he is 'confident' his ruling Conservative Party can win general elections expected later this year, despite trailing the main opposition Labour in polls. SOUNDBITE
Spanish politician and leader of the Catalan branch of Spain's ruling Socialist party Salvador Illa votes in the Catalonia regional elections, as the party hopes to seize power in the country's wealthy northeastern region of around eight million people. IMAGES
Spain's wealthy northeastern region of Catalonia votes for 135 deputies to the Catalan parliament, as Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's Socialists hope for a victory to show the region has turned away from its independence fixation. IMAGES
Right-wing lawyer Jose Raul Mulino accepts victory as Panama's president-elect with 34% of the vote, nine points above his immediate follower, announced the Electoral Tribunal after 90% of the polling stations had been counted. "I accept the results expressed, which represent the will of the majority of Panamanians within our democracy," he says. SOUNDBITE
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