Spain's ballot box failed to form a government

In the early general elections held in Spain, according to official figures, with 96 percent of the ballot boxes opened, neither the ruling left nor the opposition right-wing political parties were able to win a parliamentary majority and form a government. According to figures provided by the Ministry of the Interior, with 96 percent of the ballot boxes opened, the political party that won the most seats in the 350-seat parliament was the main opposition right-wing People's Party (PP) with 136. The PP's only option for a possible government was to form a coalition with the far-right Vox party. However, while the total number of deputies of Vox and the PP remained at 169, it failed to reach the 176 parliamentary majority required for a vote of confidence. The far-right Vox's number of deputies, which was 52 in the last elections, fell to 33 in this election. Alberto Nunez Feijoo, who was elected as the leader of the PP about a year ago, increased his party’s number of deputies by 47 and ensured that the party came out on top, but it seems very unlikely that he will gain support from other political groups in parliament other than Vox. The ruling left-wing coalition, which proved the polls that did not give it a chance in these elections wrong, increased its votes, albeit very slightly. But it still fell short of the parliamentary majority. The Socialist Workers Party (PSOE), the major partner of the coalition that has been in power with a minority in parliament for the last 3.5 years, won 122 deputies, and the Sumar party, which was formed as an alternative alliance of left-wing parties to replace its minor partner Unidas Podemos, won 31 deputies. The total number of deputies of the PSOE and Sumar remained at 153. While PSOE and Sumar described each other as "natural coalition partners" during the election campaign, if the separatist Basque and Catalan political parties (EH Bildu, PNV, ERC, JxCAT) provide external support, there is a possibility that a government will be formed and current Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will continue in his post for another four years. The country's political calendar calls for the opening of the parliament and senate on August 17. On the other hand, the voter turnout remained at 70 percent. According to data announced by the Ministry of Interior, the distribution of deputies in the 350-seat parliament is as follows: PP 136, PSOE 122, Vox 33, Sumar 31, Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) 7, Union for Catalonia (JxCAT) 7, EH Bildu operating in the Basque region 6, Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) 5, others 3. The distribution of 208 seats in the Senate: PP 109, PSOE 84, Left Alliance 8, Basque Nationalist Party 4, others 3. According to the general elections held in Spain on November 10, 2019, the distribution of deputies in the 350-seat parliament is as follows: PSOE 120, PP 89, Vox 52, Unidas Podemos 26, Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) 13, Citizens (C's) 10, other political parties 40.