The election — the fourth in four years — came after months of fruitless coalition talks between Sánchez’s party and a smaller left-wing party, Unidas Podemos. The biggest gains Sunday were made by the ultranationalist and anti-migration Vox party. With the rise of a powerful far-right party, Spain now mirrors other countries in Europe. Catalan society remains split down the middle by secessionism, with three separatist parties winning Sunday a combined 23 of the 48 Catalan seats in the Spanish Parliament. The repeat election Sunday, and its result, confirmed “the irresponsibility and short-term strategies of the party leaders,” said Barrio, the politics professor.

Source: bd News24 November 11, 2019 11:09 UTC