Elections in Spain may bring the far-right to parliament
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Parliamentary elections are held in Spain on Sunday. Analysts believe that after them, the Spanish parliament can be filled with right-wing politicians – after four years of a predominantly left-wing government.
The current government, headed by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of the Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE), will face its main rival, the center-right People’s Party (RR). PSOE has already suffered a defeat in the elections to local authorities held in May. However, experts believe that none of these parties will win a parliamentary majority in 176 seats, and they will have to join coalitions with more radical forces – the left-wing Sumar party and the far-right Vox.
There are 37 million voters in Spain. They have to elect 350 deputies of the Cortes – the lower house of the parliament – and 208 deputies of its upper house, the Senate. This year’s elections are held ahead of schedule. They were scheduled for December, but after the failure of his party in the municipal elections in May, Prime Minister Sanchez dissolved the parliament and called new elections for the summer.
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