Spanish voters have turned out in force for a general election in which Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s Socialists look poised to win the most votes but seem far from scoring a majority. Spanish voters have turned out in force for a general election in which Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s Socialists look poised to win the most votes but seem far from scoring a majority. Spain’s Socialists set to win most votes in election but short of majorityA far-right party could also become a significant player in parliament for the first time since democracy was restored four decades ago. Pablo Casado, who has steered the Popular Party further to the right to stop it from losing votes to Vox, called the ballot the country’s “most decisive” in years. Two hours before the polls closed, turnout was more than 9% higher than in the previous election in 2016, Spain’s Interior Ministry said.

Source: Irish Independent April 28, 2019 19:41 UTC