Spain's Socialists maintain lead in Catalan elections, Junts second with 50% of vote counted

Spain's Socialists were ahead in Catalonia's regional election on Sunday with 41 seats of the 135-seat chamber with 50% of the vote counted.

Hardline separatist party Junts was in second place with 35 seats, while the incumbent more moderate separatist party Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC) had 20 seats.