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Politics

Voter fraud allegations mark last day of election campaigning in Spain

A worker seals a ballot box at a polling station, ahead of the local and regional elections in Spain on Sunday, in Ronda, southern Spain May 26, 2023. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

Allegations of voter fraud in small towns and an unprecedented case of kidnapping marked the last day of campaigning before local and regional elections in Spain on Sunday.

The voting is taking place in 12 regions and 8,000 towns and cities, most of them currently governed by the Socialist Party (PSOE). Opinion polls are predicting gains for the conservative People's Party (PP), which if replicated in a national election in December could unseat the ruling left-wing coalition.

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