Spain's Socialists Claim Win Over Fraga in Galicia

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

Yours truly casted a postal vote in this one. And hey -- I'm registered in Pontevedra!

MY VOTE COUNTS! :bounce:

Spain's Socialists Claim Win Over Fraga in Galicia (Update1)

June 20 (Bloomberg) -- Spain's Socialist Party claimed a narrow victory in elections in the northern region of Galicia, ousting conservative leader Manuel Fraga from power after almost two decades as head of the government.

Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero's Socialists gained 11 percentage points in the vote to win 25 of the 75 seats in parliament, eight more than in the 2001 election. That left Fraga's People's Party with 37 seats, one short of a majority. The Socialists plan to form a coalition with the Galician Nationalists, who won 13 seats, to control the legislature.

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Of the 2.6 million people eligible to vote in Galicia, 305,000 live outside of Spain, the majority in Argentina and Uruguay. More than 72,000 postal votes have been registered, and their result won't be known until June 27.

Pontevedra will be the key province. The People's Party must beat the Socialists by a margin of 8,160 votes to claim the additional seat it needs to hold on to its majority. By June 24 more than 20,000 postal votes had been received in the province.

(more at link)

[ananda]

1. Kewl

And Congratulations!

Sue

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

2. Congratulate me if the PSOE ends up winning that majority-making seat by

ONE vote. :evilgrin: