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| Spanish elections: Socialists 'lead amid right-wing surge' | Spanish elections: Socialists 'lead amid right-wing surge' |
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| The governing Socialist Party in Spain looks set to win the most seats in the general election, but fall short of a majority, exit polls suggest. | The governing Socialist Party in Spain looks set to win the most seats in the general election, but fall short of a majority, exit polls suggest. |
| The conservative Popular Party follows in second place, while the far-right Vox party appears to have doubled its vote share, said the poll by public broadcaster RTVE. | The conservative Popular Party follows in second place, while the far-right Vox party appears to have doubled its vote share, said the poll by public broadcaster RTVE. |
| Right-wing parties have the most votes combined, though no majority. | Right-wing parties have the most votes combined, though no majority. |
| Spain has not had a stable government since 2015. | Spain has not had a stable government since 2015. |
| This was the country's fourth election in as many years. | This was the country's fourth election in as many years. |
| Voter turnout at 18:00 local time (17:00 GMT) was 56.8%, almost four points lower than the last general elections in April. | Voter turnout at 18:00 local time (17:00 GMT) was 56.8%, almost four points lower than the last general elections in April. |
| Spanish politics has become increasingly fragmented in recent years with the emergence of new parties. | Spanish politics has become increasingly fragmented in recent years with the emergence of new parties. |
| Where do parties stand? | Where do parties stand? |
| RTVE projects that the Socialists (PSOE) will win between 114 and 119 seats, while the left-wing Podemos, which is open to forming a government with the Socialists, is expected to take between 30 and 34 seats. | RTVE projects that the Socialists (PSOE) will win between 114 and 119 seats, while the left-wing Podemos, which is open to forming a government with the Socialists, is expected to take between 30 and 34 seats. |
| Meanwhile, on the right, the Popular Party (PP) is projected to take between 85 and 90 seats, while Vox could take between 56 and 59 seats, and the centre-right Citizens party between 14 and 15, RTVE says. | |
| This would mean that both the PSOE and the PP could struggle to form a coalition government without involving smaller parties - as 176 seats are required for a majority in the 350-seat parliament. | This would mean that both the PSOE and the PP could struggle to form a coalition government without involving smaller parties - as 176 seats are required for a majority in the 350-seat parliament. |
| What could the results mean? | |
| Based on RTVE projections, both the Socialists and Podemos have lost seats compared to the April elections. | |
| That election ended in deadlock and the two parties failed to form a coalition together by the September deadline which forced Sunday's election. | |
| To form a coalition now, they would need to form alliances with smaller, nationalist parties, analysts suggest. | |
| Meanwhile, PP and Vox could seek to make the most of their gains, if confirmed. | |
| One PP politician said that Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez should "start to think about going", given the results of the RTVE poll, El Pais reports. |