FILE PHOTO: Spain's acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and European Counsel president-elect Charles Michel (not pictured) hold a joint news conference at the Moncloa Palace, in Madrid, Spain, November 14, 2019. REUTERS/Susana Vera
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Members of Catalan separatist party Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC) on Monday overwhelmingly backed the conditions set out by party leaders to support a Socialist-led government in Spain, demanding a negotiation over the issue of secession.
The result of the non-binding consultation could ease the way for left-leaning ERC to act as a potential kingmaker after the Nov. 10 election yielded a deeply fragmented political landscape. A total of 94.6% of members voted yes. The turnout was around 70% with close to 6,000 votes.
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