Major upset in Spanish politics
The Spanish went to the polls on Sunday to election a new Congress of Deputies and a new Senate.
For the first time in anti-austerity Continental European politics, the party of government that had imposed severe budget cuts managed to win the largest share of the votes – but the People’s Party lost its overall majority and will now struggle to find the necessary coalition partner(s).
Two new parties, Podemos and Ciudadanos, have won significant support to provide the largest upset in Spanish politics since the resumption of democracy in the mid 1970s.
You can understand more about what is going on by reading my up-dated guide to the Spanish political system.