PSOE win the General Election – but fail to gain a majority

PSOE have won the General Election – but failed to secure a majority in the Congress of Deputies.

In a poll which saw a turnout significantly higher than previous ballots, support for PSOE grew, whilst that for PP collapsed, with them losing nearly half of their seats – their worst result in the party’s history.

Cuididanos gained a large number of seats, with suggestions they could be the kingmaker when it comes to coalition talks. Pablo Iglesias from Unidos Podemos has also suggested a partnership which would see Sanchez remain in the Moncloa.

In Depth: Spanish General Election 2019

• Ciudadanos makes bid for grand coalition with PSOE and PP
• PSOE and ERC meet to discuss investiture, but stalemate remains
• Podemos members vote in favour of coalition agreement
• ERC members call for negotiations before support for PSOE government
• PSOE members vote in favour of coalition agreement
• More of Ciudadanos leadership announce departure
• Pedro Sanchez writes to PSOE members to ask for their approval for a coalition with Podemos
• PSOE and Podemos form preliminary coalition agreement
• Day of political change as Ciudadanos leader Albert Rivera resigns, and PSOE rule out grand coalition
• PSOE win election, but fail to gain majority as Vox climb to third place

Far right party Vox made it’s debut into the Congress of Deputies, taking 24 seats in the parliament.

75% of the voting public took part in the ballot – the highest number since 2004.

In the Canaries, the western islands of Lanzarote, Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura returned 3 seats for PSOE, an increase of one on 2016. PP lost one seat, whilst Podemos and Cuididanos both held on their previous performance of two and one seat respectively.

The Eastern islands of Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro returned 2 for PSOE, 2 for Coalition Canarias with Podemos and Cuidianos remaining on one seat. PP saw their support collapse, losing two seats.

Turnout in the region was 68%, an increase of 3.86% compared to 2016.

In the Costa Blanca, PSOE returned 4 new members of congress – down one, gaining 28% of the vote.

PP held their number of seats but dropped voter share with 3 seats. Cuididanos and Podemos held with two seats, whilst Vox gained one seat.

Turnout in the region was close to the national average of 74.89% – an increase of 2% on the 2016 ballot.SOE

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