Great Graphic: Preliminary Election Results in Catalonia

This Great Graphic was posted just now on Presseurop, which it took from a local television report.   It gives a quick and preliminary look at the election results in Catalonia.  Mas' CIU party appears to have lost a few seats, but the left nationalist party ETC picked them up and more. 

Recall that until September Mas was not a secessionist.  Mas sought the same deal Basque Country receives.  However, Prime Minister Rajoy refused to renegotiate the fiscal transfer program that is a source of the region's 42 bln euro debt.  

Assuming the most optimistic results of this preliminary estimate, the center-right and center-left nationalist parties would have about 59% of the members in the 135 seat chamber.  This would be a little more than it has now.  However, for those seeking to turn the snap election into a referendum on independence, the results are not compelling.  Surely such an important, even unprecedented decision of secession requires more than such a slim parliamentary majority.  

Nevertheless, Mas may have succeeded in getting Rajoy's attention.  It does not mean Rajoy will cave-in, but negotiations can resume.