Spain's Dec. 2015 general election

12/21/2015

Spain's Dec. 2015 general election led to Spain's ruling Partido Popular Party losing its absolute majority in parliament. The centre right parties won 163 seats- Partido Popular winning 123 seats and Ciudadanos Party winning 40 seats. The centre left parties won 159 seats- the Socialist Party led by Pedro Sanchez winning 90 seats, and Podemos led by Iglesias winning 69 seats. The result is inconclusive with both Sanchez and the prime minister Rajoy hoping to form a new coalition government. High unempoyment of about 20%, even though the economy is recovering and growing at 3%, hurt the ruling conservative Partido Popular party. Both Podemos and Ciudadanos are new parties in response to austerity policies and corruption.

Grouped Articles

Spain’s Ruling Popular Party Loses Parliamentary Majority in Elections

Wall Street Journal 12/21/2015

Matt Moffett, Matt, Moffett, Jeannette Neumann, Jeannette, Neumann

Spain: Socialist Aims to Form Coalition

New York Times 02/02/2016

Raphael Minder, Raphael, Minder

Spain’s Political Deadlock Dents Economic Rebound

Wall Street Journal 03/07/2016

Jeannette Neumann, Jeannette, Neumann

Venezuela Casts a Long Shadow on Elections in Spain

The New York Times 06/19/2016

Spain: A Country With No Government

The New York Times 08/28/2016

Martín Caparrós

Spain’s Ruling Party Strikes Deal With Centrists to Support Prime Minister’s Re-Election

WSJ 08/28/2016

Richard Boudreaux