Voters in Spain's Catalonia have given a majority to parties backing independence in regional parliamentary elections.

But their vote has been split between the current centre-right president and his CIU party and the left wing ERC party.

Each want independence but differ on other key areas including jobs and the economy.

Will the polarisation put paid to a referendum in the next four years?

Scotland Tonight looked at the issues, and discussed them with Laura Pous, a journalist from the Catalan News Agency and with Professor Jose Rodriguez Mora from Edinburgh.

More About Scotland Tonight

• Has Yes Scotland done enough to make the case for independence?
• Should the ten First Division clubs break away and form SPL2?
• Watch a live stream of Scotland Tonight: Scotland's current affairs show
• Can anything be done to save Scotland's endangered species?
• How can we protect ourselves from the threat of terrorist attacks?
• How relevant is sectarianism to life in modern Scotland?
• Should Scotland vote Yes or No for a brighter economic future?