Raphael Minder is the Spain and Portugal correspondent for the New York Times and the author of the book, The Struggle for Catalonia: Rebel Politics in Spain.
Spanish conservative People's Party leader Pablo Casado (C), secretary general Teodoro García Egea (L), and the party's number two candidate Adolfo Suárez Illana (R) attend an election night gathering in Madrid after Spain held general elections on Apr. 28.
Catalan Socialist party candidate Miquel Iceta (L) and Spanish Socialist party leader Pedro Sánchez attend a campaign meeting in Barcelona on December 17, 2017.