Conservatives Win In Spain's Elections, But No Majority Government

Reuters: Spanish vote delivers more uncertainty for Europe after Brexit

Spanish elections delivered a hung parliament for the second time in six months on Sunday, adding to political uncertainty in Europe after last week's shock Brexit vote and piling intense pressure on Spain's warring politicians to form a government.

Acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's center-right People's Party (PP) again emerged with the single biggest bloc of seats but fell short of a majority, leaving the euro zone's fourth-largest economy at risk of another lengthy political stalemate or even of a third general election.

The PP was the only major party to increase its share of seats from December's inconclusive poll, sapping the power of a wave of new parties which had fed on years of deep recession and public anger over corruption scandals within the major parties.

"We have won the elections," Rajoy told hundreds of cheering supporters outside PP headquarters in Madrid late on Sunday.

"We claim our right to govern."

The PP won 137 seats, up from 123 in December but short of the 176 needed for an outright majority.

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More News On Spain's Election

Election in Spain Gives Conservatives More Seats but No Mandate -- New York Times
Spanish election: PP wins most seats but deadlock remains -- BBC
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Rajoy Wins as Spain Cleaves to Establishment Amid Brexit Mayhem -- Bloomberg
New Spain Elections Fail to Resolve Political Standoff -- VOA
Spain's conservatives win general election, but no majority government -- UPI
Spain's Conservative PP wins rerun election, Podemos upset by surprisingly low results -- RT
Spain election: Conservatives win, but without majority -- Al Jazeera
Spanish elections: initial results say renewed deadlock beckons -- The Guardian
Spanish elections fail to break political stalemate as results show little difference in six months -- The Independent
After 'Brexit,' Spain tackles its own voter frustrations -- USA Today
Factbox: Spain has no easy options in search for a new government -- Fiscal Times