Spain’s governing party loses majority

Spain’s governing Popular Party has won the most seats in the general election but has lost its majority and must now try to form a coalition

Socialist Party (PSOE)
Centre-left party of opposition leader Pedro Sanchez

Partido Popular (PP)
Centre-right party of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, in power since Dec 2011

Podemos “We can”
Anti-austerity party led by left-wing university professor Pablo Iglesias

Ciudadanos “Citizens” 
Centrist, market-friendly party led by 36-year-old lawyer Albert Rivera


Result with 99.4% of vote counted
Turnout: 73%

123 seats 28.7% of vote
90 22%
69 20.6%
40 13.9%
28 Others


CONGRESO DE LOS DIPUTADOS
350 seats

Source: Television Espanola
Pictures: Getty Images