Explained: Why it’s crunch time for Spain as regional, EU elections loom | Explained News, The Indian Express

Explained: Why it’s crunch time for Spain as regional, EU elections loom | Explained News, The Indian Express

By Reuters |Madrid |Updated: May 21, 2019 11:45:23 am

Explained: Why it’s crunch time for Spain as regional, EU elections loom

On Sunday, 12 of Spain's 17 regions and all of its 8,000-plus municipalities will be up for grabs. Opinion polls suggest the outcomes in the three most closely watched ballots — the Madrid region and the Madrid and Barcelona municipalities — are unclear.

Spain’s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez heads to a meeting at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, May 7, 2019. (Reuters Photo: Susana Vera)

Three weeks after a national election, Spain is still without a government. On Sunday it holds local, regional and European ballots that will go a long way towards establishing the country’s political identity for the coming years. Here’s what’s at stake: