Sánchez Wins Second Term as Prime Minister of Spain
Basque and Catalan separatists abstain to give the social democrat a majority.
Spanish Election November 2019
Parliamentary elections were held in Spain on November 10. The Atlantic Sentinel endorsed regional parties to give Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez a majority. His Socialist Workers’ Party won 120 out of 350 seats in the Congress of Deputies. The conservative People’s Party and far-right Vox gained at the expense of the liberal Citizens.
Spain Better Get Used to Multiparty Democracy
You can’t return sixteen parties to Congress and not expect them to compromise.
No Party or Bloc Wins Majority in Spain
Catalan and other regional parties hold the balance of power.
Spanish Center-Right Makes the Same Mistake Again
They keep trying to outflank the far right and failing.
Give Regional Parties the Balance of Power in Spain
They might stop the major parties from exacerbating the crisis in Catalonia.
Spanish Election Guide
The Spanish electoral system, the parties, their leaders and possible coalitions.
Hard Line Against Catalans Doesn’t Help Sánchez in Polls
The Socialist Party leader’s sudden intransigence is convincing neither left- nor right-wing voters.
Spanish Liberals U-Turn on Deal with Socialists — Again
They now say they would be willing to give Pedro Sánchez a second term.
Little Movement in Spanish Election Polls
The Socialists are still in first place. The People’s Party continues to recover.
Spain Will Almost Certainly Have to Call Elections Again
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has failed to convince other parties to support him.