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| Spanish election: PM Rajoy's party leads, no majority | Spanish election: PM Rajoy's party leads, no majority |
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| Spain's governing conservative party has won the most seats in the general election but has fallen short of a majority. | |
| With almost all votes counted, the Popular Party was on 28.7%; the Socialists on 22% and anti-austerity Podemos 20.6%. | |
| The liberal Ciudadanos party had 13.8% of the vote. | |
| Podemos and Ciudadanos fielded national candidates for the first time, boosted by disillusion among the electorate. | |
| The PP and the Socialists have alternated running the government for more than three decades. | The PP and the Socialists have alternated running the government for more than three decades. |
| A spokesman for Podemos said the results showed that two-party politics in Spain had ended. | A spokesman for Podemos said the results showed that two-party politics in Spain had ended. |
| "We are entering a new era in our country," said Inigo Errejon. | "We are entering a new era in our country," said Inigo Errejon. |
| The results gave Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's PP 122 seats in the lower house of parliament - well below the 176 seats it would need for a majority. It had 186 seats in the outgoing parliament. | |
| Corruption dominates debate | Corruption dominates debate |
| New faces in politics | New faces in politics |
| New political era | New political era |
| The Socialists (PSOE) were predicted to win 91 seats, Podemos 69 and Ciudadanos (Citizens) 40. | |
| Turnout was put at about 72% - up slightly compared to the 2011 election. | Turnout was put at about 72% - up slightly compared to the 2011 election. |
| Analysts said the PP could find it very difficult to form a government because it can't achieve a majority in parliament in coalition with Ciudadanos, its most natural partner. | |
| The Socialists, on the other hand, could form a pact with Podemos and Ciudadanos. | |
| Spain's economy, corruption allegations and a separatist drive in the prosperous north-eastern region of Catalonia were all dominant issues in the election. | Spain's economy, corruption allegations and a separatist drive in the prosperous north-eastern region of Catalonia were all dominant issues in the election. |
| Mr Rajoy's administration adopted tough austerity measures and job reforms that, although unpopular, have been credited with returning the Spanish economy to growth. | Mr Rajoy's administration adopted tough austerity measures and job reforms that, although unpopular, have been credited with returning the Spanish economy to growth. |
| However, unemployment remains high at 21%, the second-highest rate in the EU after Greece, although it has fallen from its 2013 peak of 27%. | However, unemployment remains high at 21%, the second-highest rate in the EU after Greece, although it has fallen from its 2013 peak of 27%. |
| The PP has also been damaged by corruption scandals. | The PP has also been damaged by corruption scandals. |
| Election system: | Election system: |
| Spain at a crossroads | |
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