Δευτέρα 27 Ιουνίου 2016

New stalemate in Spain after the elections

New stalemate in Spain after the elections

The conservative Popular Party won the elections in Spain yesterday, taking a total of 137 seats, according to official figures, after counting 100% of the votes, but lacks an absolute majority of seats in parliament.

The Socialist Party elects 85 MPs and becomes second force.

The coalition Unidos Podemos takes 71 seats, followed in fourth liberals Ciudadanos with 32 seats.

While the Popular Party (PP) of outgoing Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy raised its seats to 137 compared with 123 in December, it is far from an absolute majority of 176 seats in the parliament of 350 seats.

Yesterday's result close to that of the December elections, when the fragmentation of votes among four parties led to political deadlock and new elections in six months notice.

The turnout stood at 69.84%.

Ciudadanos: We will start talks with the People's Party

The newly established liberal Ciudadanos party is ready to immediately start talks with the conservative Popular Party (PP) of the Staff Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on forming a government, said the leader of Ciudadanos Albert Rivera.

The PP won the elections with 137 seats, while Ciudadanos took 32 seats. A cooperation between the two parties does not guarantee an absolute majority of 176 seats, as well as seven additional seats are missing. However, the two parties could then from processes to ensure other six seats by regional parties of the Basque Country and the Canary Islands.

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