[20190502]IN11111_西班牙2019年大选.pdf

CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i Spains 2019 Election Derek E. Mix Analyst in European Affairs May 2, 2019 Many U.S. officials and Members of Congress consider Spain to be an important U.S. ally and one of the closest U.S. partners in Europe. Spains April 2019 election returned a fragmented result, but most seated parties favor the continuation of close U.S.-Spain relations. Socialist Party Wins, But No Majority The center-left Socialist Workers Party (PSOE), led by incumbent Prime Minister Pedro Snchez, came in first place in Spains general election held on April 28, 2019. The PSOE won 123 out of the 350 seats in Spains Congress of Deputies (lower house of parliament), with nearly 29% of the vote. The center-right Popular Party (PP) came in second place with 66 seats. The election was Spains third general election in three and a half years. General elections in 2015 and 2016 did not produce a majority government; no single party won a majority of seats, and no combination of parties adding up to a majority was able to agree on forming a coalition government. After a 10-month political deadlock, the PP formed a minority government in lat