\nSpanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez looks set to regain power after his\n Socialists overcame a historic challenge by right-wing nationalists in \nelections on Sunday, a result he portrayed as a morale booster for the \nEuropean Union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Socialists gained seats in one of Spain\u2019s \nmost hotly contested elections in decades, which featured the rise of \nfar-right party Vox whose ultra-nationalist campaign echoed political \ntrends across Europe where traditional parties have ceded to \nanti-immigration and eurosceptic forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, the rise of Vox\n also splintered the right-wing vote, further fragmenting Spain\u2019s \npolitical landscape and playing into the hands of the Socialists which \nwon an almost 50 percent increase in seats.\u201cThe Socialists have won the \nGeneral Election,\u201d Sanchez declared, smiling broadly as he addressed \njubilant supporters at party headquarters in Madrid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSocial \ndemocracy has a great future because it has a great present and Spain is\n an example of that. We will form a pro-European government to \nstrengthen and not weaken Europe,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The result is likely\n to come as a relief for supporters of further European Union \nintegration ahead of May 26 elections for European Parliament amid fears\n that Vox could have gained a share of power in Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vox \nsecured one in 10 votes and 24 seats, the first far-right party to get a\n sizeable presence in parliament since the country\u2019s return to democracy\n in the late 1970s, but it did not get the kingmaker role it was looking\n for.Far left-wing party Podemos immediately offered to open coalition \ntalks with Sanchez, though the two parties together cannot command a \nmajority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Socialists and Podemos are set to fall around 11 \nseats short of a parliamentary majority, but bridging the gap would \nrequire Sanchez to also rely on Basque nationalists and other small \nparties.It was unclear in the early hours of Monday if he would also \nrequire the support of separatist lawmakers from Catalonia, the \ncountry\u2019s richest region where a push for independence flared into \nviolence two years ago.\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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