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Spain·Elections

Spanish Andalusia regional election tightens as PP majority hangs in balance[Updated]

Saturday, 16 May 2026, 06:20 · 1 min read
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The Andalusian regional election has now been held, with results confirming the PP fell short of an outright majority, winning 53 seats — two below the 55-seat threshold and down five seats from its previous tally. Vox gained one seat to reach 15, meaning Moreno Bonilla will be dependent on the far-right party to govern despite the public hostility between the two leaders. The Socialists recorded their worst-ever result in the region, losing two seats to finish with 28, while the biggest winner of the night was the left-wing regionalist party Adelante Andalucía, which surged from 2 to 8 seats, overtaking the rival left formation Por Andalucía, which held steady at 5.

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Polling models for Andalusia's (Spain's largest and most populous region) upcoming regional election show the conservative Partido Popular on course for 55 seats and an outright majority, but the outcome remains precarious — projections indicate the PP falls short of that threshold in nearly half of simulated scenarios. The race has been further complicated by open hostility between PP regional president Juan Manuel Moreno Bonilla and far-right Vox leader Santiago Abascal, who publicly mocked Moreno Bonilla and vowed to impose a 'national priority' agenda as a condition of any parliamentary support. The breakdown in relations between the two right-wing parties introduces significant uncertainty over whether a stable government can be formed if the PP fails to secure an absolute majority on its own.

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El País¿Qué dicen las encuestas en Andalucía? El pinchazo del PP y otras posibles sorpresas ↗︎El PaísAbascal llama “chiquilicuatre” a Moreno Bonilla, a quien impondrá la ‘prioridad nacional’ si necesita sus votos ↗︎El PaísMapa | Así han votado los andaluces desde 1982, municipio a municipio ↗︎
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