In a major overturn since the first elections in democracy, in 1987, the party that has ruled since then with an overall majority, the PSOE, has been defeated. The vote came out as follows: Partido Popular (PP) 7 councillors; Partido Socialista Obrero Espanol (PSOE), 6; Izquierda Unida (IU) 3; Partido Andalucista (PA) 1. It had been widely predicted (and discussed in bars, naturally) that PSOE would lose its overall majority and that they would have to come to some agreement with another party in order to stay in place. The most likely candidate for such a coalition would be IU, only they have said that they would not form a coalition with anybody at all ever. We shall see. A coalition between the two top parties, PP and PSOE, is another possibility, though doubtful. Nationally, the ruling government party has taken a thrashing almost everywhere. See CampoPulse for more as soon as we can get it posted.
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