Conservatives win election in Spain's Andalusia, but need far right to govern
The conservatives won 53 of 109 seats, two short of a majority, and will need Vox support to govern.
- The conservative Partido Popular won Sunday's election in Spain's Andalusia region with 53 seats, falling short of the 55 required for an absolute majority. Regional president Juanma Moreno must now pursue an alliance with far-right party Vox to govern.
- With all votes counted for the 109-seat parliament, the PP secured five fewer seats than in 2022. The hard-right Vox obtained 15 seats, while Adelante Andalucia reached eight and Por Andalucia retained five.
- Candidate Maria Jesus Montero, the country's former Budget Minister, acknowledged the defeat as the Socialists shed two seats for a total of 28, marking their worst-ever showing in this electoral stronghold.
- Despite campaigning on promises of a moderate government without Vox, Moreno said, "We said it would be complicated. We have fallen short." The PP has already formed coalition pacts with the party in other regions, making a similar deal likely.
- Sunday's vote serves as a critical test of strength ahead of a national election next year. This right-wing coalition now hopes to oust Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez from the national executive's helm after nine years of leftist rule.
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The conservative People's Party (PP) won regional elections in the Spanish region of Andalusia, but lost its absolute majority and will have to form an alliance with the far-right Vox party to form a government.
The strength of the ultra-right Vox stands at 13.8% of the votes and 15 seats, only one more than the ones he controlled. But enough to win the keys of governability, strengthening the negotiating role also of the leader Santago Abascal at national level
Andalucia election 2026 final results confirmed
Juanma Moreno’s Popular Party has claimed the largest share of seats once again in the Andalucian regional vote held on May 17. Complete tallies delivered 53 seats in the 109-seat Parliament of Andalucia on 41.6 per cent of the vote. PSOE-A took just 28 seats on 22.71 per cent while Vox picked up 15 seats on 13.82 per cent. Adelante Andalucia gained eight seats on 9.62 per cent of the vote. Source
Juan Manuel Moreno Bonilla had insisted a lot on “avoiding the mess of governing with Vox,” but, after losing five seats, he will not only have to negotiate, but, as Javier Casqueiro says, he will surely end up ruling with that party: “They will not give him the abstention to rule alone, as he intended at some point—and he has sent that message— Juan Manuel Moreno.” In fact, Vox’s followers have cried out for “national priority.”
The opposition Popular Party (PP) of Alberto Núñez Feijóo has managed to strike another blow at the head of the Spanish government, the socialist Pedro Sánchez, in an autonomic elections after the debacle of the Andalusian PSOE this Sunday, which achieves its worst historical result in Andalusia. But the “populars”’ do not manage to free themselves from Vox and they will also need the support of the extreme right-wing party so that Juanma Moreno…
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