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Spain: Prime Minister Rajoy casts General Election vote
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26.06.2016
Spain's incumbent Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy cast his ballot in Madrid, Sunday, as the country held its latest general election. A previous election in December 2015 resulted in stalemate, with no agreement being reached on coalition between Spain's various political parties, none of whom maintains an overall parliamentary majority.
Rajoy's Partido Popular (PP) party are likely to come out on top according to polls, with the conservative party expected to take 28% of the vote. A leftist alliance, Podemos Unidos, is polling in second place at 25%, followed by Spain's traditional centre-left party the PSOE (Socialist Party) with 20% of the vote share.
The PSOE has faced pressure in recent weeks from sections of its support base to join a coalition with Podemos Unidos in order to remove the PP from power. The major sticking point for a leftwing coalition is the commitment by Podemos Unidos to holding a Catalan independence referendum, a proposal which the PSOE strongly opposes.
Rajoy's Partido Popular (PP) party are likely to come out on top according to polls, with the conservative party expected to take 28% of the vote. A leftist alliance, Podemos Unidos, is polling in second place at 25%, followed by Spain's traditional centre-left party the PSOE (Socialist Party) with 20% of the vote share.
The PSOE has faced pressure in recent weeks from sections of its support base to join a coalition with Podemos Unidos in order to remove the PP from power. The major sticking point for a leftwing coalition is the commitment by Podemos Unidos to holding a Catalan independence referendum, a proposal which the PSOE strongly opposes.
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