Will regional Catalan independence party Junts rise as kingmaker in Spain's inconclusive election?

Описание: Despite polls predicting victory for Spain's right-wing Popular Party, Sunday's election resulted in a hung parliament, offering a lifeline to Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez who could cling on to power through a jigsaw of alliances. The closely-watched vote took place just three weeks after Spain took over the rotating presidency of the European Union with the European left bracing for a fresh blow. With 99 percent of the ballots counted, the PP won with 136 seats, while the prime minister's Socialists came second with 122 in the 350-seat parliament -- both far from the 176 needed for a governing majority. And neither was able to reach that figure even with support from their main political partners, with the far-right Vox counting 33 mandates and the radical left-wing Sumar winning 31. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on this defining moment for Spain, FRANCE 24 is joined by Jean Marc Sánchez, Franco-Spanish lawyer, Founder and member of the Franco-Spanish Commission of the Paris Bar, Professor of International Business Law at ILERI, and Founding Member of the Cercle Montesquieu and of the International Section of the ACE.


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