Spanish conservatives win most seats in general election but fall short of absolute majority

 

Spanish conservatives were celebrating into the night on Sunday after winning the general election by securing the largest number of parliamentary seats. However, they fell short of an absolute majority, leaving the country in a state of turmoil.

 

With more than 99 percent of the vote counted by Sunday evening, the People’s Party (PP), led by Alberto Núñez Feijóo, had acquired 136 parliamentary seats, beating Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE), which attained 122 seats.

 

The right-wing Vox party, a potential coalition partner for Feijóo’s conservatives, had a difficult night, sing their seat count in the Spanish parliament drop from 52 to 33. And Sumar, the fledgling progressive platform more affiliated with Sanchez’s socialists, won 31 seats.

 

This means that when collating the seat count for both sides’ most natural allies, a right-wing bloc of PP, Vox, and the regional UPN and Coalición Canaria parties would have 171 parliamentary seats. Meanwhile, Sanchez’s PSOE, Sumar, the Basque nationalist EH Bildu, and BNG could combine to reach 165 seats.

 

The number required for an absolute majority is 176.

 

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