Regional Catalan vote could confirm separatists’ power

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Political parties supporting the secession of Catalonia from the rest of Spain seem to be poised to maintain their hold on regional parliament after an election on Sunday. A survey of voters ahead of the election published by Catalonia public television as polls closed suggested that the three parties supporting independence for Catalonia may increase their slim majority in the Barcelona-based legislature. Former Health Minister Salvador Illa was hoping that his han