The fact that the polls coincide with local and regional elections has probably boosted turnout. Spain could be the only major EU member state with socialists coming out on top in the European parliament elections. While Sanchez wants to rule alone in a minority government, Pablo Iglesias, the leader of far-left party Podemos, is pushing him to form a coalition. Polls suggest the Socialists will win in most of the 12 regions going to the polls on Sunday. An exit poll by local television channel Telemadrid predicted that would be the case, with Socialist candidate Angel Gabilondo coming first.

Source: Bangkok Post May 26, 2019 18:56 UTC