Spain at risk of political gridlock following inconclusive election result
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Conservative party wins most votes but falls short of toppling Prime Minister Sánchez Pedro, leaving two opposing blocs each struggling to reach parliamentary majority
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Spain at risk of political gridlock after conservative win falls short of toppling PM Sánchez
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Spain at risk of political gridlock following inconclusive election result
Spain's conservative Popular Party was set to narrowly win the country's national election Sunday, but without the majority needed to topple the coalition government of Socialist Prime Minister Pedro…
By Al Goodman and Jack Guy, CNN Madrid (CNN) — Spaniards are voting in Sunday’s snap general election that could see a far-right party enter government for the first time in decades. Most polls predict the center-right opposition Popular Party will win but fall short of an absolute majority in Parli…
MADRID (AP) — Spanish voters go to the polls in a general election Sunday that could make Spain the latest European Union member to swing to the right. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called the early…
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called the early election after his Spanish Socialist Workers' Party and its far-left partner, Unidas Podemos, took a beating in local and regional elections in May.
Spain appears headed for political gridlock after Sunday's inconclusive national elections left parties on both the right and left without a clear path toward forging a new government.
With more than 90% of the votes counted, the center-right Popular Party has the edge over Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez' Socialists but will still need junior parties to govern.
Voters in Spain headed to the polls Sunday to vote in a general election that could see the country becoming the latest EU member to swing to the right.
Conservative party wins most votes but falls short of toppling Prime Minister Sánchez Pedro, leaving two opposing blocs each struggling to reach parliamentary majority
In today’s newsletter: The country’s conservative parties were meant to romp to victory in snap elections, but with 100% of the vote counted, neither the left or right blocs have secured a majority
The conservative Popular Party won, but it fell short of its hopes of scoring a much bigger victory and forcing the removal of Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.
The center-right Popular Party has beaten Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez' Socialists but would need several junior parties to govern. The result is likely to spark weeks of political uncertainty.
