Dry run

23 March 2015 By Fiona Maharg-Bravo

Andalusia’s socialist party maintained its hold on Spain’s largest region against insurgent Podemos, the new radical party. But it failed to secure a majority and may have to rely on centrist upstart Ciudadanos to pass policies. Spain’s ruling conservatives are the clear losers.

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Andalusia’s socialist President Susana Diaz won regional elections on March 22 with 35 percent of the vote, paving the way for her party to maintain power in the region’s parliament.

She won 47 seats, the same number as the last election in 2012, but short of the 55 necessary for a majority.

Podemos, the radical anti-austerity party, took 15 seats after obtaining 15 percent of the vote. Another new party, centre-right Ciudadanos, won nine seats, or 9 percent of the vote. Spain’s ruling centre-right party’s share of the vote fell sharply to 27 percent of the vote or 33 seats, down from 50 in 2012.

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