Overview
- With about 85% of ballots counted by 10:15 pm local time, the Socialists were projected to win 28 of 109 seats in Andalusia, their worst result on record.
- The conservative Popular Party was on course for roughly 52 seats, short of a majority, while Vox was set to take about 16 seats and could decide who governs.
- Provisional turnout topped 64%, about eight points higher than in 2022, signaling strong engagement in Spain’s most populous region.
- Pedro Sánchez’s candidate, former deputy and ex-finance minister María Jesús Montero, faced a campaign that tied her to Socialist corruption scandals and framed her as a symbol of central government missteps.
- Andalusia controls key services such as health, education, and housing, and the PP has already partnered with Vox to run other regions, a pattern that could shape future talks and national strategy.