''Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's Socialists scored a big victory in Sunday’s national election, though they will still have to seek coalition agreements to stay in power.

With over 99 percent of the ballots counted, the Socialists won about 29 percent of the vote and 123 of the 350 seats in parliament — a huge step up from the 85 seats they now have. This puts them well ahead of the second-placed conservative Popular Party on 66 seats. The liberal Ciudadanos won 57 seats, the far-left Podemos and its allies 42 seats, and the far-right Vox 24 seats.

Sánchez’s victory — in line with prior poll predictions — makes him the only viable candidate for prime minister, with no alternative on the right able to secure the 176 seats needed for an absolute majority..''

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