Pedro Sánchez' Socialist Party hits rock bottom in its former stronghold
MADRID – Regional elections on Sunday in Andalusia dealt a historic blow to Pedro Sánchez’s ruling Socialists while delivering only a partial victory to the centre-right Popular Party, which fell short of an absolute majority.
The vote in Spain’s most populous region confirmed the ongoing collapse of the ruling Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) in what was once one of its strongest bastions. After nearly four decades of dominance in Andalusia, the party secured just 28 seats in the 109-seat regional parliament – its worst result since the region’s first democratic elections in 1982.
“We haven’t managed to mobilise the electorate,” PSOE candidate María Jesús Montero told Cadena Ser radio network on Monday, acknowledging the poor results. “I’m self-critical, and we’re not quite getting things right,” she added.
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