DW: Spain returns to polls for new parliamentary vote
Voters in Spain are set to elect a new parliament for the second time since December, after political parties failed to create a ruling coalition. The conservative Popular Party is predicted to claim the most seats.
Polls opened at 0700 UTC (9 a.m. ECT) in Spain on Sunday for a repeat parliamentary election aimed at breaking a six-month long political stalemate.
The two main contenders are the center-right Popular Party (PP) and the newly-formed far-left alliance Unidos Podemos, with pollsters predicting a conservative win.
At the same time, the new leftists are set to overtake the socialist PSOE, the traditionally largest left-wing party in Spain.
The anti-austerity Podemos formed an alliance with the communist United Left last month. Together, the two far-left parties pushed ahead of the moderate PSOE, in a country that is burdened by unemployment and government deadlock.
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