Open Europe notes - No Spanish party won an absolute majority in yesterday’s regional elections in Andalusia. The Socialist Party had the highest support and secured 47 of 109 seats in the regional parliament – unchanged from the 2012 elections. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s Partido Popular won 33 seats, 17 less than in 2012. The anti-establishment party Podemos finished third with 15 seats, followed by centrist party Ciudadanos with nine seats and the United Left with five.
Socialist candidate for Andalusian President Susana Díaz has said she intends to “govern alone” – suggesting that she will try to set up a minority government. Open Europe’s Vincenzo Scarpetta is quoted by the Wall Street Journal and Swedish daily Dagens Industri as saying, “The general elections are still a few months away, but these results confirm that Spanish politics could really be in for a sea change this year.” Vincenzo also appeared on Radio France Internationale yesterday discussing the Andalusian elections.
Source: El País El Mundo The Wall Street Journal
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