Spain: record of participation in presidential elections | Chronic

Voting tables in Spain are already closed Sunday. While waiting for the official results, the first polls would give as winner the Socialist Party (PSOE) with more than 28% of the votes.

According to the survey conducted by the RTVE public network, the PSOE would get between 116 and 121 seats and the Popular Party (PP, conservative) would have between 69 and 73 seats; followed by the Liberals of Citizens (C), with between 48 and 49; We can (left), with 42-45; and Vox would have 36-38, in a parliament of 350 deputies.

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Voter turnout was the second highest since the return of democracy to the country. 74.78% of those qualified to vote approached to express their preference for MPs and Senators. It is 22.53 points higher than the 51.25% registered in 2016.

Thus, the second largest participation in Spain has been recorded since the return of democracy in 1977.

Miguel Angel Oliver, Secretary of State for Communication, confirmed at a press conference "a widespread increase in each of the communities and a significant increase at the national level".

The current record dates from 1993, when he recorded at the end of the day a 76.44% stake in the victory of the Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE), closely followed by the Popular Party (PP), after what Felipe Gonzalez The President of the Government was inaugurated for the second time.

Catalonia is the fastest growing region, reaching 64.2% of participation until 18.00, 17.82% more than in 2016. Also in Euskadi (60%, a 9% increase over 2016). ), Cantabria (63.65%, up 7.5%) and Asturias (58.7%, 8% more than in 2016) achieved high participation rates.

In total, 36,893,976 citizens were called to vote in the thirteenth general election of the democratic scene underway in Spain. And 1,157,196 young people were able to exercise their right to vote for the first time. In addition, another 100,000 people with intellectual disabilities, mental illness or cognitive impairment could participate, as well as 2,093,977 residents abroad.

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In the elections on Sunday, the 350 deputies and 208 senators will be chosen to form the new Spanish Parliament. Similarly, in the case of the Senate, they are supplemented by dozens of other elected officials in the regional legislative chambers.