Barcelona's acting mayor set to win re-election, keep out separatists

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FILE PHOTO - Ada Colau, the Mayor of Barcelona, issues a statement in Barcelona, Spain, October 9, 2017. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Barcelona’s acting far-leftist mayor Ada Colau may win a second term in office on Saturday with the support of the Socialists and representatives backed by former French premier Manuel Valls - in a deal aimed at preventing a Catalan pro-independence leader taking the job.

Local elections in May produced a fragmented result in Spain’s second-largest city: Colau’s Barcelona en Comu (Barcelona in Common) and the separatist Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (Catalonia’s Republican Left) parties each won 10 seats, while the Socialists got eight and Valls’ group took six.

City hall votes to pick a new mayor on Saturday. The winning candidate will need the support of 21 representatives.

The outcome has national importance because Spain’s acting Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez may need the support of Esquerra Republicana to be re-elected by parliament in the coming weeks.

Colau’s party said on Friday its members had voted in favor of her seeking a new term in a deal with the Catalan Socialist Party.

Valls, born in Barcelona to a Catalan father and Swiss-Italian mother, has said he would support Colau or Socialist candidate Jaume Collboni as mayor to avoid a secessionist taking the job.

But if no candidate wins the support of 21 representatives, Esquerra’s Ernest Maragall would take the job as his party won 5,000 more votes than Barcelona en Comu in the May election.

Reporting by Joan Faus; Editing by Hugh Lawson

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HILARIOUS: Ghanaian Barca fan asks Messi for Mobile Money after he lost his bet

A heartbroken Ghanaian Barcelona fan who lost his bet due to Barca’s defeat to Liverpool at the UCL Semi-finals have sent a message to Lionel Messi on Instagram.



According to the guy who identified himself as Ayub Zayn Abideen, he used all his money to place a bet on Barca with hopes that he’ll win.

However, all his money got ‘burnt’ as a result of Barcelona’s loss.

Ayub told Messi to send him Mobile Money (MoMo) and the if they don’t have MoMo Spain, then, he can send the money through Western Union.

Ayub conveyed his message Pidgin language.

He entreated Messi to consult his Ghanaian team-mate Kevin Prince Boateng if he finds it hard to understand his pidgin because KP Boateng can help interpret for him.

See screenshot below:

Social media users react to Musician, Teni’s Prediction over Liverpool's win to Barcelona

It has been revealed that sensational Nigerian singer, Teni Apata, popularly known as Teni Entertainer predicted Barcelona’s defeat ahead of its game with Liverpool yesterday.

Teni in a post on her Instagram before the match on Tuesday predicted that Liverpool would score four goals to defeat Barcelona in the Champions League semi-final second leg encounter at Anfield.

She wrote: “Victory tonight!! LIVERPOOL 4 BARCA 0, what are your predictions?

Her colleague, DJ Neptune, however, dismissed her prediction, saying, “when is not handball.”

Liverpool pulled a shocker against Barcelona yesterday night

Her prediction came to pass as Jürgen Klopp’s men won 4-0 on Tuesday night to qualify for the final state of the Champions League.

Divock Origi and Gini Wijnaldum both scored twice as the Reds made it into their second successive final in the Champions League.

Her post has since stirred reactions from celebrities after the match.

See some of the comments below: