He says it now falls to its leader Mariano Rajoy to try and form a government, even though the Popular Party did not obtain a parliamentary majority.
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The opposition Socialists are predicted to come in second place followed by the anti-austerity Podemos. The results suggest that Podemos capitalised on the campaign to gain votes and that pollsters underestimated its appeal while overestimating that of Ciudadanos.
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Podemos and Ciudadanos both gained strength by portraying the Popular Party and the Socialists as out-of-touch behemoths run by politicians who care more about maintaining their own power than citizens’ needs.
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“The two-party political system is over and we are entering a new era in our country”, said Podemos’ Iñigo Errejón.
Spanish conservative People’s Party (PP) is having a clear lead in the general election held Saturday.
Days or weeks of negotiations may be needed to determine who will govern Spain, with the new far-left Podemos and business-friendly Ciudadanos parties producing shockwaves because of strong support from voters tired of the country’s political status quo. “Every time there is an election, the forces of change advance”.
Polls close at 8 p.m. (1900 GMT) and exit polls are expected with results predictions minutes later. To complicate matters further, Albert Rivera, the Ciudadanos leader, has said he will not back Mr Rajoy as prime minister but would rather abstain. But without heavy voter turnout, Rivera warned that Spain might not change the way he wants it to.
Spain could end up with a host of coalition government possibilities.
Several scenarios are possible. “The PP can’t form a majority with Ciudadanos, but nor can anyone else form a majority”.
Going forward, King Felipe VI, the head of state, will nominate a prime minister after holding talks with the leaders of each party that has won seats in parliament.
The PSOE will have 91 seats, Podemos will fill 69 seats and Ciudadanos will be set with 40, according to preliminary results provided by Reuters. Another pairing would join the Socialists and Podemos. The Socialist Party, its longtime rival, appeared to be winning 79 to 85 seats, the polls showed.
The PP’s predicted number of seats in the 350-seat parliament is well below the 176 needed for an absolute majority.
Sanchez told reporters he was willing to “dialogue, debate and reach agreements” in this new era in Spain, where no party will have an absolute majority in Parliament.
“Many people have lost their confidence in traditional parties”, he said.
The results were probably also influenced by a generational gap. The Socialists elected 43-year-old Pedro Sánchez as leader, while Ciudadanos turned to Rivera, 36, and Podemos to 37-year-old Pablo Iglesias.
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Rajoy’s party also adopted unpopular austerity measures and labor and financial reforms that are credited with creating jobs but damaging the country’s social welfare system. Not only is this the demographic that is most likely to vote, it has also grown by more than a million people since the 2011 election, while those younger than 34 have dropped by nearly a million.
