Spain’s PM Rajoy Wins Key Regional Vote: Exit Polls
By VOR
Spain’s ruling centre-right People’s Party won a key regional election in Galicia on Sunday, according to exit polls, providing strong support for Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s national austerity drive.
The PP is set to retain its absolute majority and government in Galicia with 39 to 42 seats in the regional parliament compared with 18 to 20 seats for the Socialist Party and 15 to 18 seats for two nationalist parties.
In the Basque Country, the Basque nationalist PNV (Partido Nacionalista Vasco) was set to win with 24 to 27 seats, compared with 23 to 26 seats for Bildu, a pro-independence party, 13 to 15 seats for the Socialist Party and 9 to 11 seats for the PP, according to exit polls.
