Elections in Andalusia Forecast Changes in Spanish Politics: Socialists Are Way Down, and Establishment Conservatives Set To Go Into Governing Coalition With Rightwing Vox Party
The election in Andalusia has shown what we can expect in the broader Spanish elections next year.
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s Socialists have had the worst electoral results in history in Andalusia, reflecting the endless corruption and sexual assault scandals involving the party.
The conservative People’s Party won the election in the Andalusia region again, but lost the majority, meaning they will need the backing of the right-wing Vox party in order to form a new governing coalition.
Politico reported:
“The PP is in opposition at the national level in Spain, and polling ahead of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s Socialist Party ahead of next year’s national vote.
With the PP well ahead in polls throughout the Andalusian campaign, the main question ahead of the election was whether Moreno would be able to secure his second consecutive majority in the region, the most populous in Spain. With 99.8 percent of votes counted, the PP is on track to secure 53 seats in the 109-seat parliament, a loss of five seats.”