Separatist leader to regain control of Catalonia's regional Parliament in blow to Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy

An exit poll in a key election to pick Catalonia's next government suggests pro-independence parties could form a majority. The result may spell more instability for Spain.
A woman casts her ballot for the Catalan regional election at a polling station in Barcelona on Dec 21, 2017.
A woman casts her ballot for the Catalan regional election at a polling station in Barcelona on Dec 21, 2017.PHOTO: AFP