Spanish Socialists Suffer Worst Loss Ever in Largest Region
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks during the Spanish Socialists Party (PSOE) closing campaign rally for Andalusia regional elections in Seville on May 15.
Photographer: Cristina Quicler/AFP/Getty ImagesSpain’s governing Socialist party suffered its worst defeat ever in the country’s largest region, even as the conservative People’s Party also ceded ground.
The People’s Party, or PP, won 53 seats in Andalusia’s 109-member legislature on Sunday, compared with 58 in 2022, with 96% of the votes counted, according to local government data.