SEVILLE, Spain (Reuters) – Spain’s Andalusia region goes to the polls on Sunday in a first electoral test for Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, whose minority government has struggled to pass a budget since taking office last summer. The election in Spain’s most populous region, a stronghold for Sanchez’s ruling Socialists for decades, is taking place amid a fragmented political landscape in which major parties struggle to secure majorities. The campaign in Andalusia has focused in large part on national issues such as the Catalan secession crisis, the budget deadlock and immigration. Andalusia, which has some of the highest unemployment rates in Europe, is the main arrival point in Spain for migrants crossing the Mediterranean. Opinion polls show the Socialists winning the most seats but falling short of a majority as they lose votes to other parties.

Source: Egypt Independent December 02, 2018 13:41 UTC