Editorial: La Vanguardia

• Salvador Illa won the election with over 870,000 votes and 42 seats.
• Catalonia showed a desire for change and overcoming the weakness caused by the procés in the polls.
• Carles Puigdemont, from Junts, came in second place with 35 seats and announced his intention to run for the presidency of the Generalitat.
• Pere Aragonès has dignifiedly announced his withdrawal from politics after the defeat.
• Puigdemont aspires to form a 'completely Catalan obedient' government, not supported by the majority of the population.
• The pro-independence majority no longer exists in the Parlament.
• Puigdemont has shown strong tenacity, but also a debatable tendency to identify his figure with Catalonia.

Conclusion: Catalonia is a plural community that has just granted victory to Illa and desires the prompt formation of a government focused on addressing critical issues such as financing and improvement of education and health.

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