No Clear Victor In Spanish Election

Politico: Spanish elections: Sánchez holds off right surge

The center-right Popular Party won the most votes but does not appear to have a path to form a government.

MADRID — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is poised to remain prime minister as a result of Sunday’s inconclusive national elections in which the center-right Popular Party won the most votes but was left with no clear path to form a government.

As expected, none of Spain’s major parties secured a governing majority.

With 99 percent of the votes tallied, the Popular Party had 136 seats, the Socialists 122, the far-right Vox 33, and the left-wing Sumar 31.

Prior to the vote, conservative leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo indicated that he would be willing to form a coalition government with Vox, but both parties fell short of the 176 seats needed to control the Spanish parliament.

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WNU Editor: Expect weeks of negotiations to form a coalition government.

No Clear Victor In Spanish Election

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