A regional election was held in Catalonia on 17 October 1999 to elect the 6th Parliament of the autonomous community. All 135 seats in the Parliament were up for election.
Jordi Pujol 1996
Alberto Fernández Díaz
Josep Lluís Carod Rovira 2001
Relations between Jordi Pujol's Convergence and Union (CiU) and José María Aznar's People's Party (PP) were critical for government stability.
After the Spanish general election of 3 March 1996 failed to deliver an overall majority for any political party, extensive negotiations ensued to form a government in the country. As a result, the pr
Prime minister Felipe González and PP leader José María Aznar in a meeting on 12 March 1996 to discuss the transfer of power.
Federico Trillo (pictured in 2001) was elected as new president of the Congress of Deputies on 27 March 1996.
The Majestic Hotel in the Passeig de Gràcia, Barcelona, where the final agreement between the PP and CiU was sealed (pictured in 1997).