Spanish conservatives retain majority in Galicia regional vote

PP is likely to have won 45.9 percent vote, which is enough to retain a majority of 39-40 representatives in the 75-seat regional assembly

By Reuters
February 19, 2024
 
On May 28, 2023, supporters of the People’s Party gathered outside the party headquarters in Madrid, Spain, to celebrate the election results. — AFP
On May 28, 2023, supporters of the People’s Party gathered outside the party headquarters in Madrid, Spain, to celebrate the election results. — AFP

MADRID: Spain’s opposition conservative People’s Party (PP) is set to retain its absolute majority in its stronghold in the northwest region of Galicia on Sunday in a close-run regional election.

The PP is likely to have won 45.9 percent vote, which is enough to retain a majority of 39-40 representatives in the 75-seat regional assembly, according to an exit poll released by state broadcaster TVE as voting ended on Sun day evening. The PP has ruled Galicia for all but four of the past 35 years and their leader, Alberto Nunez Feijoo, is a former regional government chief.