MADRID – Early results in Spain’s national election show the ruling Socialists leading the count and the far-right Vox party surging, as Spain’s political divide widens between left and right, further exacerbating the country’s political deadlock. The far-right Vox party, which only got into the national parliament in April, looks now to become the country’s third-largest political force, according to results with 70% of the votes counted. ADVERTISEMENTIncumbent Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s Socialists would win 122 parliamentary seats, one less than in the April election, the early results show. The far-right Vox would more than double its current presence in the Congress of Deputies, from 24 to 53 seats. Just as there is no solution to Spain’s political deadlock, there appears to be no easy resolution for Catalonia’s independence movement.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 10, 2019 22:33 UTC