A victory that fell short. Alberto Núñez Feijóo has won the Spanish general election of 23rd July, but the possibility of reaching the Moncloa government palace seems to have slipped through his hands. Feijóo’s People’s Party (PP), with 136 MPs, and Vox, with 33, have failed to win sufficient seats and thus are unable to govern Spain during the next legislature.
Since an absolute majority in the lower house requires 176 seats, the votes of minor parties Coalición Canaria (1) and Unión del Pueblo Navarro (1) are not going to be enough to make Feijóo prime minister of Spain. “Despite winning 47 more seats than in 2019 and becoming – narrowly – the most voted party in the state, the PP does not have enough with the support of a weakened Vox. The dream of returning to the Moncloa faded during a knife-edge vote count, which was not decided until the end. The Madrid headquarters of the two main Spanish parties both experienced a rollercoaster of emotions,” said El Nacional En.
