Socialist Mayor Elected in Barcelona as Consolation for Prime Minister Sanchez

Barcelona's city council appointed a new Socialist mayor, Jaume Collboni, after a deal involving two rival parties. The decision was a boost for the Socialist Party, which leads the national government, after mostly poor results in local elections around the country on May 28. The political shift in Barcelona is a further setback for Catalonia's pro-independence movement, which has faltered in recent years.