Spain’s Premier Dealt Setback in Local Vote as the Right Gains
- Spaniards went to the ballot boxes Sunday for local elections
- Right-wing parties were set to win Madrid, Valencia regions
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Pedro Sánchez’s Socialist party was poised to lose control of several key regions and cities in Spain’s local election on Sunday, complicating the prime minister’s effort to win a new term later this year.
Alberto Núñez Feijóo’s conservative People’s Party, joined by the far-right Vox, was on track late Sunday to flip control of the Valencia, Aragón, La Rioja and Balearic regions while the PP solidified its control of the Madrid region, according to preliminary results with most areas reporting more than 80% of the votes. Twelve regions were up for grabs in the ballot and more than 8,000 municipalities.