The conservative Popular Party (PP) has emerged as the winner of the municipal elections in Spain today, with 40.05 percent of votes counted, giving it a 35.60% of votes compared to 28 , 10 percent of the English Socialist Party (PSOE).
statewide scrutiny shows that Izquierda Unida (IU) obtained 5.88 percent of the vote, the moderate Catalan nationalist Convergence i Unio (CiU) 4.26 percent and the Basque separatist coalition Bildu 2.36 percent. Other training
minority, among which is Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD), created four years ago by the former Socialist MEP Rosa Díez, a 19.61 per cent.
In these elections, which 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, have voted by 63 , 31 percent, with an abstention rate of 36.69 percent.
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 Election Committee spokesman Socialist Party government, 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 for his party.
People's Party made a first assessment of the results, calling it "a great electoral victory" through its Deputy Secretary of Organization, Ana Mato, based on polls.
"If confirmed, these data would be talking about a new political era in Spain," he said in an appearance before reporters.
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