The conservative Popular Party (PP) is the winner of the municipal elections held today in Spain, with 76.64 percent of votes counted, giving it a 37.22 percent of votes compared to 27 , 53 percent of the English Socialist Party (PSOE).
statewide scrutiny shows that Izquierda Unida (IU) gets a 6.27 percent of the vote, the moderate Catalan nationalist Convergence and Union (CiU) a 3.91 per cent and the Basque separatist coalition Bildu, which would become the second political force in the Basque Country, to 1.70 percent.
Other training minority, among which is Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD), created four years ago by the former Socialist MEP Rosa Díez, a 19.03 per cent.
With 71 percent of the votes counted, the Socialists lost the City Council of the emblematic city of Barcelona, \u200b\u200bwould win nationalist CiU.
In these elections were held under the pressure of thousands of demonstrators "outraged", especially young people, concentrating for a week in the main squares in the country to seek a political regeneration and social change.
These local elections are seen as a test of general elections scheduled for March next year, and are the first nationally held after the serious crisis in Spain since 2008.
The spokesman of the Election Committee of the ruling Socialist Party, Elena Valenciano, admitted that "it will not be a good night for the PSOE, as" possibly "have a loss of municipal and regional governments.
Valenciano blamed the economic crisis and its impact on the collective mood of the country a potential loss of electoral support his party.
People's Party made a first assessment of the results, calling it "a great electoral victory, through the Deputy Secretary of Organization of the PP, Ana Mato, after learning of the polls.
"If confirmed, these data would be talking about a new political era in Spain," he said in an appearance before reporters. EFE
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