ERC (Republican Left of Catalonia) and PSC (Socialists' Party of Catalonia) are advancing in negotiations for Salvador Illa's investiture as president of Catalonia.

A key demand from ERC is to safeguard Catalan as the 'own language' in education and public spheres.

This includes maintaining policies that circumvent the 25% Spanish language requirement in schools.

Both parties express optimism about reaching an agreement, particularly on the thorny issue of financing.

The Spanish government, led by Pedro Sánchez, is confident in the progress of talks.

However, they urge patience, noting that there's time until August 26 before new elections would be triggered.