The president of the PP in Catalonia and the party's candidate for the Catalan elections, Alejandro Fernandez, gives a press conference during the follow up of Catalonia's autonomic election day, at the Grand Marina Hotel, on May 12, 2024, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Nearly six million Catalans have been called to the polls today, May 12, to elect their new autonomous president for the next four years. There are 135 seats at stake, in what will be the XIV legislature of Catalonia, so the candidates of the different parties must reach an absolute majority of 68 seats to win the Presidency. 12 MAY 2024 Alberto Paredes / Europa Press 05/12/2024 (Europa Press via AP)