Rajoy’s Search for Spanish Allies Boosted by Regional Elections
- Prime minister’s party hangs on to majority in Galicia
- Socialists overtaken by Podemos in two northern regions
Mariano Rajoy.
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Caretaker Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s bid for a second term in Spain was strengthened after his party won a regional election in his home region on Sunday.
Rajoy’s People’s Party claimed 41 of the 75 seats in Galicia’s regional assembly while his main rivals at national level, the Socialists, suffered losses, according to data released by the local administration. In a separate election in the Basque Country, the PP held on to nine of its 10 seats, making the party a player in the horse-trading that will be required to approve a budget.