With 99 per cent of ballots counted, the right-wing Popular Party won with 136 seats, while PM Pedro Sanchez’s Socialists came second with 122. Sanchez is in a better position than his rival to seek the support needed to form a coalition.
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With 99 per cent of ballots counted, the right-wing Popular Party won with 136 seats, while PM Pedro Sanchez’s Socialists came second with 122. Sanchez is in a better position than his rival to seek the support needed to form a coalition.