After that, his party was defeated in both the 2015 and 2016 general elections, when PSOE obtained the worst electoral results since 1936. But this time the rightist parties did poorly. Several regional parties will probably support him, but they are likely to ask for more autonomy and funding in return. He may need support from at least one of the pro-independence regional parties to pass legislation or even the annual budget. The two parties that were once Spain’s main players — PSOE and PP — together barely attracted 45 percent of the votes.

Source: Washington Post May 07, 2019 10:00 UTC