The Prospects of Spain's Postelection Cabinet Facing Variables
2023-07-25
The preliminary complete vote count results released by the Spanish Ministry of the Interior in the early hours of the 24th showed that in the parliamentary elections held on the 23rd, the right-wing party People's Party became the largest party in parliament. But neither the left-wing nor the right-wing coalition has reached the total number of 176 seats required to form a coalition government. Analysts point out that how to win enough support from small parties has become a common issue facing both left-wing and right-wing alliances. In the coming weeks, negotiations for the formation of various political parties in Spain will be full of variables. No party can directly form a cabinet in the parliamentary elections held on the 23rd. Voters voted to determine the ownership of 350 House seats and 208 Senate seats. According to the early morning vote count on the 24th, the People's Party won 136 seats in the House of Representatives, with a vote rate of 33.05%, an increase of more than 12 percentage points from the previous election, but failed to meet the 176 seats required to form a separate government. The current ruling party, the Workers' Socialist Party, won 122 seats with a vote rate of 31.7%, ranking second. The Far Right Party's Call Party and the newly formed "Sumar" party, which integrates 15 small left-wing parties, respectively, ranked third and fourth with 12.39% and 12.31% of the vote, winning 33 and 31 seats. The other seven local small parties will divide the remaining 28 seats. The People's Party and the Call Party won a total of 169 seats in parliament, lower than the 178 seats predicted in previous polls, indicating that the plan to form a right-wing government jointly by the two parties has been hindered. The Workers' Socialist Party and the "Sumar" party in the left-wing camp have a total of 153 seats in parliament, but they also did not meet the 176 seats required to form a cabinet. Both camps need to engage in political negotiations with other parties to form a cabinet. It is difficult for the left and right wings to have Absolute advantage analysts pointed out that the Spanish right-wing alliance did not win the 176 seats needed for the formation of the cabinet as predicted before the election, which is related to the factors such as the People's Party being too optimistic in the election process, the left-wing alliance taking advantage of its strengths and avoiding weaknesses and actively preparing for the war. Prior to this election, the right-wing coalition won the local elections with great confidence. The People's Party, taking advantage of the voters' desire for change, advocates radical reform, revitalizing Economy of Spain's economy, improving people's livelihood, and has won the support of many voters. However, in the parliamentary elections, the People's Party was too optimistic about the results of the general election, and some people thought that it would defeat the left-wing camp with Absolute advantage, making the Spanish political arena turn to the "right", and even the idea of getting rid of the extreme right wing and forming a separate government appeared. After the election, Santiago Avaskal, the leader of the Voice Party, accused the People's Party of "overconfidence", which led to the defeat of the general election. At the same time, the left-wing coalition intensified its preparations, leveraging its strengths and avoiding weaknesses, and using its current political achievements to win voter support, ultimately achieving a higher than expected election result. After the election, Pedro Sánchez, the Prime Minister of Prime Minister of Spain and leader of the Socialist Party of Workers, said: "More voters recognize the achievements we have made in the past four years. We know that there is no way back, and more people hope that Spain will continue to make progress like today." In addition, analysts pointed out that the election results show that the fragmentation trend of Spanish political parties is more obvious, and the two traditional parties no longer have Absolute advantage. The People's Party and the Workers' Social Party have similar flags and have their own advantages, making the election situation even more complex. One side can only rely on
Edit:He Chuanning Responsible editor:Su Suiyue
Source:Xinhua
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