I Pedro Sanchez socialists they assert themselves as the first party of Spain in the national general elections of April 28, collecting over 28% of the votes with a spectacular comeback that slows down the right. But - this is the result of the consultation - the result is not enough to govern in Parliament: in fact, the socialists go 123 seats, much less than the 176 that serve for the majority Congress of Deputies (where there are 350 seats in all).
"The PSOE won the elections and with this it won the future and lost the past", commented Sanchez, who thus obtained the popular mandate that he has always lacked, having arrived at the helm of the executive after the fall of the government led by the popular Mariano Rajoy, overwhelmed by scandals.
In addition to the success of the PSOE, the Spanish vote - which set a record participation in the polls, with a turnout of 75,7% - recorded the dry defeat of the Popolari, who only collected the 16,7% of the vote and 66 seats (all-time low), while for the first time he enters Parliament with the 10% of the votes and 24 seats for the ultra-right of Vox, which however received less acclaim than expected. The result is also disappointing Ciudadanos (15,8% and 57 seats) which, however, has garnered more acclaim than We can (14,3% of votes, 35 seats).
After the electoral success, now the problem of the socialists and of Spain is the formation of a government majority, what that the Psoe – who has also recovered strength in Catalonia – will try in the coming weeks to do so by trying to collect votes in Parliament on the left with the alliance with Podemos and with the separatistsleftist Catalans of Erc, which would have won 15 seats.
Navigating the new Spanish government won't be easy, but the outcome of the vote is a good sign against the right and against sovereignty in view of the European elections at the end of May.
