Spain's right-wing parties could win a parliamentary majority, exit polls show after key election

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In the absence of a clear majority, the focus is now heavily on who will be the third largest political force emerging from Sunday’s election.

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Spain's conservative party PP [Partido Popular] is on track to lead negotiations to form a new government in Madrid, exit polls have shown, suggesting this could be the end of the socialist rule of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. In the absence of a clear majority for any of the two major parties, the focus is now heavily on who will be the third largest political force emerging from Sunday's election. It is so far unclear if the far right party Vox came in third or fourth, given that exit polls put it neck-to-neck with the left-leaning Sumar party.Sign up for NBC Philadelphia newsletters.

 

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