00:01Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's party suffered a historic loss to the Conservative
00:07Popular Party in Andalusian regional elections on Sunday in a vote that is considered a preview
00:14of next year's national vote. The socialists, led by María Jesús Montero, took just 28 of 109
00:23available seats, while the main Conservative Popular Party, which has been governing Andalusia,
00:30since 2019, and is presided by Juan Mamoreno, 153, too short of a majority. The far-right Vox party
00:38took 15 seats and could be a potential kingmaker, as the PP has previously formed coalition governments
00:46with Vox in other regions. It has not ruled out collaborating with Vox at next year's national
00:52elections. Regions hold broad powers in key areas, such as health care, education and housing,
00:59making this election a decisive test within Spain's decentralized system. The elections took place
01:07in a context marked by fatigue, with the national government and several corruption investigations
01:12involving the Prime Minister's inner circle and former aides.
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