Elections in Spain: three infographics to understand who won, who lost and what are the possible alliances

(From Madrid) The Spanish Socialist Party of Workers won the elections in Spain get 123 places, 38 more than in previous votes of the year 2016 and was at the gates of the absolute majority with the support of United we can. The 165 seats that are cumulative between the two left parties will not be enough to govern: they need 11 more so that the socialist leader can continue to lead the Moncloa.

On the other side of the coin, the The Partido Popular had the worst night of its history in elections, only 66 seats for the political party chaired by Pablo Casado who admitted to his constituents that the result "was very bad". The citizens, which fought in the campaign to represent the center-right space, retained its 58 seats and has a historic opportunity to govern with the PSOE, despite the fact that Albert Rivera Repeated by badets and liabilities that will no longer agree with Pedro Sánchez. For its part, Vox broke into the most important institution of Spanish democracy with 24 seats. This is how the composition of the Congress seats was left. (If you do not see the graph, click here).

Pedro Sánchez was finally elected by the citizens (His ten months in power were preceded by a historic motion of censure and not an election process) and confirmed his strength as leader of the party less than three years after his resignation as secretary general. Sanchez's swing has led him to win twice the primary of his game, to take in advance Mariano Rajoy Before fulfilling his mandate and proclaiming himself the new election champion, he won 38 more seats than in 2016. Voting results clearly indicate winners and losers if we compare the results of the elections. previous votes.

Reaching the absolute majority (176 seats) will be the next task of the PSOEthis will require the cooperation of the independence parties, who will vote for or abstain from the nomination process. Three independentist parties Esquerra Republican, Junts Per Catalunya and EH Bildu The government can give to Sanchez, as Casado and Rivera announced during the election campaign.

In any case, the pacts will be submitted to the municipal elections held in Spain on Sunday, May 26. A misstep can be crucial in the outcome of these elections. Spain will have to wait until it has a president.