Spain’s ruling conservative People’s Party wins 2015 general election

Ruling conservative People’s Party (PP) of Spain led by Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has won the 2015 general election of the country.

• In the general election, PP won the 123 seats by securing in the lower house of the 350-member Parliament and securing 7% vote share.
• However, it has fallen short of absolute majority which can be achieved by any party that wins minimum 176 seats.

Now the People’s Party has to form a coalition government with support of other political parties to govern for another four-year term.

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Spain Capital: Madrid
Spain Currency: Euro