Monday 11 November 2019

Spanish elections. A hung parliament again and again...

hung parliament is a term used in legislatures to describe a situation in which no particular political party or pre-existing coalition (also known as an alliance or bloc) has an absolute majority of legislators (commonly known as members or seats) in a parliament or other legislature. This situation is also known, albeit less commonly, as a balanced parliament, or as a legislature under no overall control, and can result in a minority government. The term is not relevant in multi-party systems where it is rare for a single party to hold a majority.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50367870

Spain's governing Socialists (PSOE) won the most seats in Sunday's election, but fell short of a majority - and right-wing parties made major gains.
The conservative Popular Party (PP) came in second, and far-right Vox more than doubled its seats to become the country's third most-powerful party. This is Spain's fourth general election in as many years. A previous vote in April ended with no clear majority, and the Socialists failed to form a coalition government.
This time, the Socialist party won 120 out of a total of 350 seats - three fewer seats than in April's vote. The PP has 88 seats, up from 66 in the previous poll, while Vox has 52 - up from just 24 in April.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36130006


The huge surge in seats for Vox is one of the biggest talking points. Spain had appeared immune to a wave of far-right populism spreading across the continent in the last decade. But now Vox has established itself as a major force in Spanish politics.

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