Spanish PM Faces Fresh Blow in Key Andalusia Vote
Polling suggests the conservative Popular Party will again defeat the Socialists in Spain’s most populous region, as corruption probes erode Pedro Sanchez’s support.
- On May 17, Andalusia held a regional election with polls indicating the Popular Party would defeat Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's Socialists in their historic heartland, viewed as a national bellwether.
- Ending 40 years of Socialist rule, the Popular Party took power in Andalusia in 2019, while corruption investigations into Sanchez's family and former allies have eroded his popularity.
- Voter turnout reached 37.2 percent by 2:00 pm, three percentage points higher than in 2022, as Sanchez urged support for Maria Jesus Montero to prevent a Popular Party and Vox coalition.
- After voting in Malaga, Andalusia Popular Party leader Juanma Moreno told journalists "what happens in Andalusia clearly determines other things as well," as his party considers cooperating with Vox.
- Projections suggest the regional outcome serves as a dress rehearsal for the 2027 national vote, with Popular Party national leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo framing the result as essential to change Spain's government.
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Despite significant losses, the conservative PP remains the strongest force in Andalusia – but it can only reign with the support of the right-wing populists of Vox. This continues a trend that is changing Spain's political landscape increasingly.
New Strait Times
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SEVILLE: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s Socialists appeared set for an unprecedented drubbing in Andalusian regional elections that could be a dress rehearsal for next year’s national vote, partial results showed.
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The general secretary of the PSOE-A and candidate for the presidency of the Junta, María Jesús Montero, has negatively valued the results of her formation in the elections this Sunday, where they have achieved their worst historical result with 28 seats. Montero has pointed out that "they are not good results", since "the Socialist Party always comes out to win in all elections". "We take note and analyze in detail the vote issued", he has promi…
Socialists lose two seats and lower 30 MPs for the first time in this region
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