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Spain's PP wins election but falls short of majority-UPDATED-1

24 July 2023 04:19 (UTC +04:00)

The conservative People's Party (PP) won the Spanish general election on Sunday with 33% of the ballot, according to official data with over 99% of the votes counted, APA reports citing Teletrader.

They are slated to get 136 seats in Spain's 350-seat Congress of Deputies but will fall short of a majority even in coalition with the right-wing Vox, which is expected to come in third and win 33 seats.

The left-wing ruling Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) garnered 31.7% of the vote or 122 seats, up by two from the 2019 election. It is expected to attempt to form a majority with the fourth-placed electoral group Sumar and other smaller parties.

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In the early tally of Spain's snap general election, the ruling Socialist Party (PSOE) led with 32.7% of the votes, according to official preliminary results, APA reports citing Teletrader.

After processing 50% of the ballots, the PSOE secured 131 seats in the 350-seat lower parliament, neck in neck with the conservative People's Party (PP) neck in neck with 29.8%, which secured 130 seats.

The final results and the formation of a working majority is likely to depend on the potential coalition arrangements, according to earlier reports.

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Polls in Spain's snap general election have closed and exit polls suggest that there is no clear majority for any single party, APA reports citing Teletrader.

Projections, however, indicate that the People's Party (PP) and Vox may have enough seats combined for a potential coalition.

According to local media reports, the left-wing government of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is likely to voted out of office, although more definitive data is likely to emerge around midnight local time.