US EditionSpanish voters go to polls in close-run Galicia election
- Polls are open for closely contested elections in Spain's Galicia region, dominated by the People's Party, with 2.7 million voters summoned.
- The conservatives are expected to win over left-wing parties in the election, seen as a measure of the country's stance on amnesty laws and the incumbent's legacy.
- Turnout is crucial, with regional polls historically experiencing high abstention rates, and 18% of voters residing abroad.
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The turnout in the Galician elections at 17.00 is 49.17%, with almost 100% of the polls communicating. The figure for this Sunday afternoon is six points higher than the last three electoral calls: in 2020 it was 43%, in 2016 it was 42.5% and in 2012 it was also 42.5%. In 2009, the most contested recent elections, it was 49.3%. In 2005, the year of the victory of the bipartisan party formed by PSdeG and BNG, the figure at this time reached 46.7%…
Polling stations open for tight election in Spain’s Galicia region - La Prensa Latina Media
Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Feb 18 (EFE).- Polls were open on Sunday for what is expected to be one of the most closely contested elections in Spain’s northwestern Galicia region in the past 15 years. Some 2.7 million voters have been summoned, of whom more than 18% live abroad – many of them in Latin America – to elect a new parliament and president of the region which has for decades been dominated by the People’s Party (PP). The conservati…
More than 2.2 million Galicians are called this year to cast their vote to elect a new autonomous parliament. The election results will depend on who will be the next president or president of the Xunta. There are three candidates with the most options: Alfonso Rueda, for the PPdeG; Ana Pontón, for the BNG; and José Ramón Gómez Besteiro, of the PSdeG. All three have already voted, agreeing to call for participation
The day started with a low turnout, but with the passing of the hours, the number of voters in schools has increased...
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