In Spain, low choice is participation

At the fourth parliamentary election within four years in Spain seems to be election fatigue. The turnout was up 14.00 clock in at around 38 per cent, as the Ministry of interior announced on Sunday. In the previous elections in April, it was at the same time, at 41.5 percent.

since June 2018, the incumbent socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has to call the election after the elections in April had not brought any movement in the fronts between the parties. In surveys, no return to stable political conditions, the signs of again.

The social-democratic oriented party-PSOE Sanchez is likely to emerge, therefore, as the strongest force from the election, the absolute majority in the 350-mandates comprehensive house Sitting, however, with around 120 fail to clear it. Also, together with the left Alliance Unidas Podemos and Pablo Iglesias, it is not likely according to the polls. To the further fragmentation of the party spectrum has also contributed to the fact that now with "Mas Pais", a spin-off of Podemos voters advertises.

Political stalemate

A Grand coalition on the German model with the resurgent conservative people's party (PP) and Pablo Casado has ruled out Sanchez. Political observers consider it possible that it could, ultimately, run by the PSOE-led minority government. However, it is unclear whether, for example, the PP would go for that and how sustainable is such a political constellation would be. In addition, many voters showed up to the last undecided where you cross to put.

Many of the Spaniards are given the long-standing political game of choice hanging tired. This is also reflected in the number of postal voters, which is decreased compared to April, according to government data, approximately 27 percent. The withdrawal of voters also, that they were called this year in European and regional elections to the ballot. According to surveys, the most right-wing political edge-based party Vox of the apathy of the Spaniards, is likely to benefit about the country's political paralysis and the third to be the strongest force behind PSOE and PP.

Large, police are talking place in Catalonia

The Basque politician Santiago Abascal led ultra-rights to a strong Central state We want the word and benefiting from the fact that the desire for independence in the Catalonia Region currently make up the unity of the Nation to a severe test: "that the Catalonia Problem stops and the national unity is restored", says an 18-year-old student, who wanted to make her cross by his own admission on Vox.

In Catalonia, it came in last again and again to large demonstrations and violent protests, after the imprisonment of Catalan separatists had been imposed. Nine members of the independence movement had been sentenced to nine to 13 years in prison. In October of 2017, came in a by the constitutional court as illegal, to be classified Referendum, a majority in favour of the separation of Catalonia from Spain materialize. In response, the government have taken over the business of acting from Madrid and some of the separatist leaders arrested.

For the Sunday Madrid sent additional 2500 security forces to Catalonia. You should ensure that the choice of the Region to the metropolis of Barcelona is not disturbed by supporters of Independence. The latest television pictures from the Region with burning barricades are expected to play according to surveys, the right-wing parties in the hands. A total of approximately 92'000 police were parked forces in Spain to secure the elections. The polls close on the Spanish mainland at 20.00 CET. Post-election surveys are likely to show first Trends. The votes are expected to be until midnight, and counted. (red/reuters)

Created: 10.11.2019, 16:26 PM