Spain faces uncertain political scenario with the elections … – LaRepública.com.co

The Popular Party (PP) of Rajoy and the Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE) have alternated in power for 40 years when he ended the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, with virtually no tradition of coalition government.

But polls predict that at attracting voters by new formations, no party achieved enough votes to claim an outright majority in 12 of the 13 autonomous communities that go to the polls on Sunday and most of its 8,000 towns and cities.

In many places will have to join at least three political groups to form a government. In the city of Barcelona, ​​the vote could be split between seven games.

The radical transformation that would involve governments in Spain anticipates more uncertainty in the general elections scheduled for November. The electoral system favors large parties, historically produce strong governments with strong majorities.

For more than three years, a parliamentary absolute majority approve Rajoy allowed some unpopular but necessary reforms to avoid an international bailout. The PP also now controls 10 of the 13 regions that held voting.

A few inconclusive elections, requiring the PP form coalitions to remain in power or leave the opposition in many autonomies, dilute the message Rajoy that any difficulties will undermine the recovery.

The new parties despuntarían first have a historic opportunity to make the Spanish government more accountable to the people who elect them.

“It’s the first time in decades there is a choice of real change. At stake is not only the alternation of government but also the quality of our democracy, “said Carolina Punset, who heads Citizens candidacy in Valencia, one of the newest games with more progress in the polls.

Polls suggest that centrist and leftist Citizens Podemos, who have achieved political prominence in the last year, confirmed its popularity with voters unhappy, but will not have enough strength to completely separate their more established rivals.

The parties pequeñosse strengthen
With few seats contested in each district, the threshold to win any of them is too high for small parties. But this time the new parties will be large enough to achieve representation.

We can and citizens have prospered from last year driven by public outrage against traditional politics in a country where, Although Rajoy boasts economic recovery, unemployment remains at 24%.