Spain’s PM calls snap election
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The Eurozone’s fourth-largest economy is facing more turmoil as Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez calls an election just nine months after taking office. Polls suggest no party will win a majority

Socialist leader called snap election for April 28 after failing to pass Budget bill.
PM’s refusal to discuss independence for Catalonia angered separatist MPs who vetoed his finance plans
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105 Socialist Party (PSOE) Centre-left party of Pedro Sánchez

86  Partido Popular (PP) Centre-right party

 PROJECTION OF SEATS* 176 seats needed for majority

65  Ciudadanos “Citizens” Centre-right party

41  Unidos Podemos “Together We Can” Left-wing coalition

26  Vox Far-right party

27  Others

Opinion polls suggest PSOE would win election. But conservatives PP, Cs and far-right Vox party – which is poised to enter parliament for first time – may win enough seats to form right-wing coalition


CURRENT DISTRIBUTION Congress of Deputies 350 seats
137
85
71
32
17 Catalan separatist parties: Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) 9, Catalan European Democratic Party (PDeCAT) 8
8  Others: Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) 5, EH Bildu 2, Canarian Coalition 1

*Poll of polls from Kiko Llaneras, electoral analyst at daily El País on Feb 14, 2019 © 

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