The Socialist party in Spain emerged victorious in Catalonia's regional elections, seen as a test for Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's amnesty measure for separatists. Although the Socialists didn't secure enough seats to govern alone, they may form a regional government led by an anti-independence party for the first time in over a decade. However, negotiations and potential repeat elections loom. The pro-independence parties' poor performance signals a shift in sentiment, with support for independence no longer a top priority for many voters. The positive election results suggest that the prime minister's high-risk amnesty gamble has paid off, reducing separatist tensions and helping to normalize Spanish-Catalan relations.