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Extremadura Vote Gives Right 60% as PP Falls Short of Majority

National parties now cast the outcome as a preview of the next general election.

Overview

  • Final results leave the PP on 29 of 33 seats, short of an absolute majority and reliant on Vox to form a stable government and pass budgets.
  • The PP and Vox combined vote share reached about 60.08%, an unusually high total for the right in Spain, according to the latest tallies.
  • The PSOE suffered steep losses across the region, including a drop of 10,112 votes in Badajoz city, with higher abstention and vote transfers to PP, Podemos and Vox.
  • Vox recorded the largest gains in several localities and moved into second place in Badajoz, underscoring its surge in the region.
  • With PP–Vox negotiations now pivotal, PSOE leaders rejected calls for an abstention to block Vox, and Pedro Sánchez told his executive that voters will return in the general election.