The Aliança Catalana candidate for Girona, Sílvia Orriols (3r), and the Aliança Catalana candidate for Barcelona, Lluís Areny (2r) on their arrival to follow the election day of the Catalan autonomic elections, on May 12, 2024, in Ripoll, Girona, Catalonia (Spain). Almost six million Catalans have been called to the polls today, May 12, to elect their new regional 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. The election will be held on May 12, 2024 in Ripoll, Girona, Catalonia (Spain). 12 MAY 2024 Marc Trilla / Europa Press 05/12/2024 (Europa Press via AP)