Spain stalemate shows inconclusive elections are the new normal
Monday 11
17:33
2019
As politics gets polarised, many polls in Europe and beyond no longer have clear outcomes Spain’s politics remain in deadlock after the fourth election in four years failed – like the previous one, seven months ago – to return any party, from left or right, with enough seats in parliament to readily form a new government. As it did in April, the centre-left PSOE party of the prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, topped Sunday’s poll, but fell short of a majority. And while the conservative People’s party bounced back and the far-right Vox surged, the right, too, lacks the numbers to ...
