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This R&D provides resources on Spain’s parliamentary elections, which took place on Sunday. The governing People’s Party (PP) won the most votes in the election, but a collection of left-wing parties, including the anti-austerity Podemos successfully fractured the vote. Yesterday, these three parties – the Socialist Party, Podemos, and the classically liberal Ciudadanos – ruled out joining a governing coalition with the PP. The move may rattle European markets, which had generally approved of the austerity policies of the PP over the last several years.
Spain’s Missed Election Opportunity https://t.co/9Oe2YBBdTe
— WSJ World News (@WSJworld) December 23, 2015
#UPDATE Spain’s left-wing parties to block Rajoy-led government #SpainElection https://t.co/snFhsScXyb pic.twitter.com/TpgkVMF2bI
— Agence France-Presse (@AFP) December 21, 2015
Spain prepares for coalition talks https://t.co/pnBmK1pvqV
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 21, 2015