Spain Votes In Parliamentary Elections

Reuters: Left-wing parties take the lead in Spanish elections

Left-wing parties are close to winning an absolute majority of parliamentary seats in Spain's general election Sunday, preliminary results showed, likely scuppering Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's chances of winning a second term for the People's Party (PP).

Despite garnering the most votes, the center-right PP had its worst result ever in a general election as Spaniards hurt by a grinding recession and yet to feel an economic recovery turned away from the party in droves.

Anti-austerity Podemos roared into third place, outpacing fellow newcomer Ciudadanos whose market-friendly policies had been seen as a natural fit for a PP coalition.

WNU Editor: People are fed up with austerity. But like Greece .... the anti-austerity parties will be limited to do anything because of the country's high debts and dependence on foreign banks and governments.

More News On Spain's Parliamentary Elections

Spanish election: Conservatives win but fall short of majority – as it happened -- The Guardian
The Latest: Spain's Socialists Open to Coalition Talks -- AP
Spanish election: PM Rajoy's party loses majority -- BBC
Spain Ruling Party Could Be Out With Big Vote for Upstarts -- NYT
Spain's ruling, conservatives win most votes, but fall short of majority -- USA Today
Spain’s Ruling Popular Party Set to Lose Parliamentary Majority in Elections -- WSJ
New parties win big in Spain election, ruling conservatives lose majority -- RT