Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez dissolved the parliament after the right-wing victory in the local elections in Spain. A general election will be held on July 23.
After the conservative victory against the left in local and regional elections, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez surprisingly announced that a general election would be held on July 23.
Sanchez submitted his decision to dissolve parliament and hold a general election to King VI. Felipe. The general election was supposed to be held at the end of the year.
Sanchez said: “I made this decision based on the results of yesterday's elections. As the head of government and secretary of the Socialist Party, I accept the results and believe that it is necessary to respond and submit our democratic mandate to the will of the people.”
The Socialist Party suffered heavy losses in Sunday's local and regional elections.
The main right-wing opposition party, the People's Party (PP), took over 6 of the 10 regions ruled by the socialists either directly or in a left-wing coalition. Among them is Valencia, the most populous and wealthy region of the country.
The other big winner of the elections is the far-right Vox party. Already the third biggest party in the parliament, it won more than 1.5 million votes (7.19%) in the local elections. Thus, it has doubled its votes in four years.
