The mood in Barcelona on Thursday was mixed, as many wished for elections to ease the crisis, while others wanted independence now. "You still have time to return to legality and call elections," Ines Arrimadas, regional leader of the anti-independence Ciudadanos party, said in parliament. Miquel Iceta, who heads up the Socialist party in Catalonia, insisted: "You could go to the Senate tomorrow. The mood in Barcelona on Thursday was mixed, as many wished for elections to ease the crisis, while others wanted independence now. Catalonia's business minister Santi Vila resigned Thursday in disagreement with Puigdemont's failure to call elections.

Source: Daily Nation October 27, 2017 01:07 UTC