Spain's Socialists won EU elections on Sunday and were also on track to win...
FILE PHOTO: Spain's acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez leaves the Spanish parliament after the first parliamentary session following a general election in Madrid, Spain, May 21, 2019. REUTERS/Susana Vera
MADRID - Spain’s Socialists won EU elections on Sunday and were also on track to win local elections, in a boost to acting prime minister Pedro Sanchez, who already won a national election last month. The Socialists won 20 seats in the European Parliament, the conservative People’s Party 12, center-right Ciudadanos seven and far-right Vox three, official results with over 98% of the votes counted showed.
In the municipal elections, Sanchez’ Socialists obtained 30.3% of the votes, with PP second with 21.9%, according to preliminary results with almost three quarters of the votes accounted for.
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