Genoa advances that Feijóo will run for the presidency of the Government despite not joining Vox. Election night has turned especially bitter for the PP, which saw itself exceeding the 150-seat border against a Sánchez who, far from falling, has turned the polls around and rises to 122 deputies. The leadership of the PP advances that Feijóo “will claim his right to form a government and will ask the rest of the parties to allow the investiture of the candidate who has won the elections, as is usual in a democracy.”.

In the PP they insist that Feijóo has been the candidate that has grown the most this 23-J, adding 47 more deputies than in 2019. The government coalition, they influence, falls back five points. However, at this moment the PSOE is in a position to add enough votes to carry out an investiture, but it would need the support of Carles Puigdemont's party, which was already advancing that the cost would be a self-determination referendum.

“There is no model that does not pass either through Feijóo or through the express yes of Bildu. We claim for Feijóo the same commitment that Feijóo had, for example, in Vitoria. And they add: “We would not understand a decision that did not go in that direction, and we remember that this country never made a president who had lost the elections”. The party began the campaign of the generals mounted on the crest of the 'blue tsunami' that had devastated the left in the regional and municipal elections of 28-M. He will end the night with a victory, but a bitter one. And much tighter than the one that the PP registered only two months ago. The PP wins the elections with 136 seats. But Sánchez resists and turns around all the polls: 122 deputies, above the result of the last general elections.

Spain has faced the most even elections in history. The first minutes of the scrutiny already forced contention in Genoa. Sánchez was in the lead. In the PP they called for calm. There was still a lot of game left. But as the night progressed, the atmosphere turned mournful. Nothing to do with the situation that took place on the night of 28-M, when the euphoria overflowed the walls of the PP headquarters after devastating the PSOE in practically all its fiefdoms. As the count progressed, the PP insisted that there would be a sum to the right.

Genoa had prepared a real party at its headquarters, with the animation of DJ Pulpo to celebrate a victory, at least, “resounding”. It is important to remember that Feijóo expected to end the night with a minimum of 150 seats, in addition to adding more than the left. It was the trick to which he trusted to try a government alone, thanks to the abstention of the PSOE or various minority groups. But the popular leader has collided squarely with his own expectations.

A heart attack scrutiny and a completely unexpected result. Not even the most pessimistic tracking predicted such a low result for Feijóo or such a high one for Sánchez. The party began the campaign of the generals mounted on the crest of the 'blue tsunami' that had devastated the left in the regional and municipal elections of 28-M. And everything indicates that the night will end with a victory, but a bitter one.. And much tighter than the one that the PP registered only two months ago. The PP wins the elections with 136 seats. But Sánchez resists and turns around all the polls: 122 deputies, above the result of the last general elections.

At this time, the bloc on the right has 169 deputies, to seven of the absolute majority. Vox collapses and leaves 19 seats on the way, but would save the night with 33 deputies in the Lower House. The left, for its part, is close to an absolute majority even without Junts, but adding to the bloc the votes of PSOE, Sumar, ERC, Bildu, PNV and small parties such as BNG. With this scenario, the support of Carles Puigdemont's men would be key for Sánchez to be able to repeat a fruitful investiture.

This 23-J, Spain has faced the most even elections in history. The first minutes of the scrutiny already forced containment in Genoa. Sánchez was in the lead. In the party they called for calm. There was still a lot of game left. But as the night progressed, the atmosphere was still mournful. Nothing to do with the situation that took place on the night of 28-M, when the euphoria overflowed the walls of the PP headquarters after devastating the PSOE in practically all its fiefdoms. As the count progressed, the PP insisted that there would be a sum to the right. But, in the last minutes, they lowered their expectations and insisted that the objective was only to “win” the elections.

Genoa had prepared a real party at its headquarters, with the animation of DJ Pulpo to celebrate a victory, at least, “resounding”. It is important to remember that Feijóo expected to end the night with a minimum of 150 seats, in addition to adding more than the left. It was the trick to which he trusted to try a government alone, thanks to the abstention of the PSOE or various minority groups. But the popular leader has collided squarely with his own expectations.

At the beginning of the campaign, Genoa managed tracking that approached or exceeded 160 deputies. The PSOE has moved downward, while Sumar has experienced peaks and dips throughout the campaign, although he does not manage to reach the mark of Pablo Iglesias of the generals of 2019.

Never before was losing 7 seats associated with so much joy, but this Sunday nervousness has given way to euphoria, until taking over Sumar's headquarters. With more than 95% of the votes counted, Yolanda Díaz's party saves the furniture, solely because of the context. Although it would be behind Vox, and one of its challenges was to be the third force, and despite the worsening of Pablo Iglesias' results in 2019, the right does not add up to form a government. Another thing is that the left manages to reissue the coalition, two seats below the previous result of PSOE and Unidas Podemos. They would require the support of ERC, EH Bildu, PNV and PDeCat, and the abstention of Junts. A devilish scenario.

The uncertainty was such that Sumar's candidate did not enter the venue until 11:00 p.m., amid applause, cheers, and shouts of “President!”. Inside waited Ione Belarra, Mónica García, Alberto Garzón and Íñigo Errejón, leaders of the parties that backbone the confluence. The applause, despite having achieved 7 seats less than Unidas Podemos, Compromís and Más País in the last elections, came after a night that began with very long faces, according to the polls published after the polls closed.. Sumar is holding up well and appreciates some improvement after the last week of the campaign, although it is not the result that just a month ago he aspired to achieve.

Díaz remains two seats behind Vox, whom he wanted to surpass, but while Abascal's party drops 18 seats, they lose 7 minutes. Everything, yes, after a historic union of parties with crossed hatreds and grudges, with Podemos playing a very low role to defend the candidacy of which it is a part, and after several darts from Pablo Iglesias. They have not managed to mobilize everything expected, and they add less than the block on the right, but they have managed to turn a very black scenario around.

The left to the left of the PSOE had never achieved such a low result since 2015. However, the fact that his partner has exceeded all expectations gives Díaz oxygen so that his request for an “amnesty on the left” does not fall on deaf ears. As long as there is an option to reissue the coalition, the margin for Irene Montero and Podemos to settle accounts is narrowing.

Vox has punctured this 23-J and with this it has weighed down the options of Alberto Núñez Feijóo to reach Moncloa. The formation led by Santiago Abascal, with 33 deputies at 99% of the ballot, has been far from expected and has lost a good part of the 52 seats it obtained in 2019 and its ability to influence ten communities, especially in its large strongholds.. Thus, the expectations of the right to oust Pedro Sánchez are reduced to nothing and with the governance of Spain in the aore, despite the growth of the PP, which rises to 136 representatives. The block does not exceed 169 seats in Congress.

The worst omens of the polls have come true. The atmosphere at the party's national headquarters, despite the fact that they avoided assessing the polls published after the polls closed, was that of a funeral. The ultra-conservative formation has not been able to mobilize its electorate in any of the indicated constituencies. Neither in the Region of Murcia, nor in Ceuta, where it was the force with the most votes in the last elections, nor in regions such as Castilla y León, where it has governed for more than a year..

The ultra-conservative formation obtained in 2019 a total of 52 deputies and 15.2% of the votes, with just over 3.6 million votes. This Sunday the puncture has been notable and has not reached 12.5% of the electorate. In the general elections three and a half years ago, Vox was the first force in the Region of Murcia and Ceuta and had an important presence in Castilla y León, Andalusia and the Community of Madrid. The scenario now is very different, although it continues as the third formation in the Chamber and they maintain the type in Cantabria, Catalonia, Asturias and Aragon.

Vox has collapsed in all its fiefdoms, displaced by the PP and the PSOE. Neither in Murcia, nor in Ceuta, among others, has the message against illegal immigration and security that was successful in the previous precedent penetrated. In the first case, the formation has lost one deputy, going from two to three and from 28% to 22% of the votes to the detriment of the popular ones; while in the autonomous city it has done the same against the PSOE, giving up the only seat distributed by this constituency. Those of Abascal have gone from 35.5% to 23% of the votes in Ceuta.

displaced in fiefs

Weight loss is noticeable. The ultra-conservative formation has fallen three percentage points in general terms, but the bleeding is greater in the reading by territories. In Castilla y León, where it has governed in coalition with the PP since April last year, it went from 16.8% to 13.6%, going from 6 seats to just one. In Extremadura and Valencia, where they have just signed a government pact with the popular, they give up another two seats in each case and lose three points.

The same figure as in Castilla-La Mancha, where it plummets from 22 to 17%. In Andalusia, where in the last general elections it reached 12 representatives, this Sunday it does not go beyond 9 and falls from 20 to 15%. In the Community of Madrid, two seats are also left. The list led by Abascal does not exceed 14% and is relegated to fourth option, surpassed by Sumar. In the Balearic Islands, for its part, the party loses a seat.

Vox's cover letter for the general elections has been the same as on previous occasions. Santiago Abascal's party appealed at all times to the most recognizable points of his argument: family, security, energy sovereignty and a speech against the “Brussels elites” and the 2030 Agenda. These elements have been the common thread throughout the campaign, with a total offensive both in the rallies and in the only debate in which the leader of the formation participated, this week on RTVE against Pedro Sánchez and Yolanda Díaz.. Neither that nor the controversial “That I vote for you Txapote” have served.

The two parties on the right find it impossible to put together a coalition. Genoa's strategy, focused on the list with the most votes, fueled Abascal's message to present himself as the only guarantee to expel Sánchez. The leader of the ultra-conservative formation, although he always kept his hand out to the PP, strove to criticize Feijóo's plan, which he accused of leaving them alone against sanchismo. “They have whitewashed socialism,” snapped the president of Vox on Friday during the closing rally of the campaign, alluding to the offer of the popular to the socialists. It's not enough either. Vox has been completely blurred.

Puncture of Spain emptied on 23-J. The groups against depopulation competed in the elections with their two best assets, Teruel Existe and Soria ¡Ya!, and neither of the two parties is going to manage to enter the Congress of Deputies.

With the scrutiny very advanced in both territories (99% in Teruel and 88% in Soria), the comeback of the two main political assets of emptied Spain seems practically impossible. In this way, the useful vote between the two majority forces is imposed in the most unpopulated areas of Spain, dealing a hard blow to these formations, supported by social movements with deep roots in their provinces.. On that occasion, Teruel Existe obtained 26.65% of the votes, being the first force. Tonight, it would stay at 13.1%, almost 12 points below that record. In fact, at this point in the recount, those of Guitarte would be 1,952 votes away from reaching the deputy.

In Castilian lands, and after the success in the autonomous regions, where Soria ¡Ya! was the party with the most votes in his province, harvesting three parliamentarians out of five at stake, those of Ángel Ceña -who was repeating as a candidate- have also been far behind the PP and PSOE, who will share out the two deputies from Soriano.

Soria ¡Ya!, which premiered in a general election, was the third option with 19% of the votes, compared to 29.5% of the socialists and 37.8% of the popular. With these calculations, Soria Ya! it would be 4,698 votes away from taking the seat from the PSOE.

After this setback, the two political banners of emptied Spain will have to settle for having a presence in the autonomous parliaments of Castilla y León and Aragón. Their commitment to differentiate themselves from the PP and PSOE by displaying a pragmatic strategy in search of investment for their territories has not worked, which opens a gap in the raison d'être of these groups' leap into politics.

The PP wins the general elections of 23-J, but does not have a sufficient majority with Vox to govern. Neither of the two blocks reaches an absolute majority of 176 seats. With 99% scrutinized, Alberto Núñez Feijóo and Pedro Sánchez obtain 136 and 122 seats, respectively. In votes, the advantage of the popular over the socialists is just over a point and 300,000 votes. The block on the right has 169 deputies, with 33 from Vox, and the one on the left 153, with 31 from Sumar. Neither of the two blocks reaches the amount necessary to guarantee governability. The Socialists not only resist, but they improve two deputies compared to 2019 and rise almost four points, truncating the options for a change of government under the leadership of Feijóo.

The fortress of the PSC, the first force in Catalonia with 19 deputies, is one of the main granaries of the PSOE. The socialists hold out in other key territories such as Andalusia, where the popular ones obtain 25 seats from the popular ones compared to 21 for the socialists, or as in Madrid, where they scratch one more deputy, up to eleven. In Navarra and Extremadura, the PSOE is the leading force. The popular would grow a total of 47 seats, by absorbing Ciudadanos and eating ground from a weakened Vox, although insufficient to guarantee a change of government.

PSOE and Sumar, with the support of their parliamentary partners during this legislature of ERC, PNV, EH Bildu and BNG, would reach 171, above the sum of the right, even if they achieved the support of the UPN representative. In the second investiture vote, more yeses than noes are needed and an abstention from Carles Puigdemont's party, JxCat, would be essential. Nothing suggests that the sector of the rupturist independence movement is going to provide an executive of Sánchez without it being in exchange for his maxims of “amnesty and independence”.. “We will not make Sánchez president for nothing”, assured the post-convergent Míriam Nogueras. Feijóo would not have any options to govern either, beyond the already ruled out abstention of the PSOE to let the voted list govern.

The block made up of nationalists, independentistas and regionalists suffers in these elections, although it could be decisive in the face of a hypothetical investiture of Pedro Sánchez. In Catalonia, ERC drops from 13 to seven deputies, while JxCat drops one, from eight to seven. Participation in this autonomous community fell six points, while the general average increased by two points, up to 68%. The CUP becomes an extra-parliamentary force.

EH Bildu would give the PNV a surprise, with six and five seats, respectively, when counting the seat for Navarra. In Euskadi, the Socialists make the most of the useful vote discourse on the left flank and at this moment they would be the force with the most votes in this territory, although sharing five deputies with PNV and EH Bildu in a triple tie. The leader of this last formation, Arnaldo Otegi, who in 2019 abstained from the investiture, has already announced that “for Bildu it will not be. we are not equidistant. If it depends on us, we keep our word. There will be no government of the reactionary bloc in the Spanish State”. In Galicia, the BNG retains its seat, which voted in favor of the investiture of the PSOE four years ago.

UPN and Coalición Canaria, would dry up one seat each. The Canarian nationalists have already intoned the “we with the extreme right, no”, although neither PP and Vox would have enough with these two deputies to get more yeses than noes with the progressive block and the nationalist and independentista against. Teruel Existe would be left without parliamentary representation. The other party of Empty Spain with options, Soria Ya, is also left out of Congress.

ERC and EH Bildu have already raised the price of a hypothetical investiture of Pedro Sánchez. Mainly the Republicans. The conditions set by the Catalan president, Pere Aragonès, for ERC to support a new investiture of Pedro Sánchez, in the event that the majority of the left joins Congress after the elections on 23-J, include ending the fiscal deficit that Catalonia is dragging, the transfer of Cercanías and advancing towards self-determination. Pedro Sánchez denied in the final stretch of the campaign that he was going to agree on a hypothetical investiture with the votes of ERC in exchange for advancing towards a self-determination referendum within the framework of the dialogue table.

“I understand that we are in a campaign,” he remarked to discredit these claims, to immediately clarify forcefully that there will be no referendum on self-determination if he continues to lead the Government. “Neither has there been nor will there be,” he stressed.. Both “by personal and political conviction”, as he argued, and also because “no constitution in the world recognizes the right to segregation”.

Those of Santiago Abascal suffer a bump, going back to 31 seats. Very far from its 52 parliamentarians of this legislature. With 29 seats, Yolanda Díaz's project remains seven deputies below those obtained by Unidas Podemos and Más País four years ago. The Sumar confluence led by Yolanda Díaz, remains above the psychological barrier of 30 seats, although the future of this neonate confluence will depend on whether it goes to a scenario of blockade and electoral repetition, or manages to form a coalition with the PSOE.

The useful vote has narrowed their options and is not even done with the consolation prize for third place. The future of space to his left, the Sumar confluence led by Yolanda Díaz, enters a phase of greater uncertainty after this Sunday. The concentration of votes to the right and left has made bipartisanship recover ground, going from 49% in 2019 to 64%. Sumar and Vox contract their representation and remain in the majority of small and medium-sized constituencies.

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The President of the Government and leader of the socialist formation, Pedro Sánchez, was an early riser when it came to casting his vote in these general elections. The different polling stations have opened their doors to citizens at 9:00 in the morning and Pedro Sánchez went to his, the Nuestra Señora del Buen Consejo, a few minutes later.

Sánchez voted between the expectation of the media that were gathered there and the cries of some citizens, both for and against. While some yelled “liar” at him when they met him, others did not hesitate to yell “president, president”. At the time of voting, he addressed the members of the polling station, asking them how they were doing and later wishing them a good day.

#23Jrtve | The President of the Government and PSOE candidate for re-election, Pedro Sánchez, exercises his right to vote at the Nuestra Señora del Buen Consejo polling station.

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– RTVE News (@rtvenoticias) July 23, 2023

After putting his vote in the ballot box, Sánchez spoke before the microphones and in statements collected by the EFE Agency he asked that this 23-J be a “historic” day in which there will end up having “a strong government”. For this, the president stressed that in these general elections there should be “the largest of the participations, the largest of the mobilizations”. Finally, he acknowledged that, for the moment, he had “good vibes” regarding the results once the polling stations close..

The leader of the PSOE was the first of the great candidates in these general elections to go to vote. Alberto Núñez-Feijóo, from the Popular Party, is expected to do so around 11:00 a.m., the same time as Santiago Abascal, Vox candidate. Yolanda Díaz, from Sumar, will exercise her right to vote around 11:30 a.m..

Who will win the general election?

Spain chooses which course the country will take the next four years in these general elections. After four years of socialist government in coalition with Unidas Podemos, with Pedro Sánchez as president of the country, this July 23 millions of citizens decide if the left remains in power or, on the contrary, it is the right that returns to Moncloa.

One of the most curious things about these elections is the date on which they are held. Sánchez announced that they would be this July 23 after knowing the weak results of both the PSOE and the other leftist formations in the municipal and regional votes on May 28, perhaps seeking to give a coup and change the trend in the general elections..

In this way, citizens will go to the polls in the middle of summer for the first time in the history of democracy. A decision that was soon criticized by different political parties and that caused millions of people to have voted by mail while on vacation.

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The general elections begin. Almost 37.5 million Spaniards are called to vote this Sunday, July 23, in what will be the sixteenth general elections held in Spain in the recent democratic stage. Of these, about 1.6 million will be young people who will be able to vote for the first time in a general election, which represents 4.66% of the census of residents in our country.. Thus, citizens will designate with their ballots the members of Congress and the Senate for the next four years.

There are facts and figures that have been repeated over the last few weeks, but do we know how much the budget for the 23-J elections amounts to? In total, this process involves around 220 million euros. The highest percentage of spending is represented by the sending of electoral propaganda and the management of voting by mail, specifically almost half of that budget, with 101 and a half million euros (45.9%) in postal services, according to data from the Presidency of the Government..

Another large expense is that of electoral logistics, which involves the deployment of tables, ballot boxes and booths. It is expected that a total of 22,562 polling stations or polling stations will open with about 59,000 booths. On this occasion, the General State Administration has prepared almost 400 million ballots with the names of the candidates for Congress and the Senate.

Safety and traffic devices

180,942 people elected as titular members of the polling stations and 361,884 substitutes will be in charge of controlling the voting and counting in the polling stations.. Holders will charge 70 euros net. In relation to people with hearing disabilities who are assigned as members of the polling station or substitutes, they will be provided with a free interpretation service in sign language through specialized interpreters.. For all this, just over 22.5 million (10.2%) has been allocated, while the item destined for the dissemination of the elections, provisional scrutiny and telecommunications systems will exceed 13.4 million..

Other aspects that increase the budget are security and traffic devices. To guarantee security during election day, more than 90,000 troops belonging to the State Security Forces and Bodies will be mobilized, including the National Police, Civil Guard, regional and local police, as well as emergency services and Civil Protection. Likewise, the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) has established a special device on the occasion of the elections to facilitate entry to large cities before the schools close..

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This July 23, 2023 we will vote between high temperatures in most of Spain. According to Aemet, the heat will be felt in a large part of the country.

By region, the highest are expected in Córdoba, Granada, Madrid, Seville, the Balearic Islands, Navarra, Lleida, Jaén and Cuenca. These provinces will reach temperatures of more than 30°C.

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If your province is painted on this map 🟡🟠, consider going to vote first thing tomorrow, because it means it will be a torrid Sunday.

Orange warnings for 39 ºC in Navarra and 40 ºC in Córdoba or Granada.

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— Weathered | weather.com (@MeteoredES) July 22, 2023

Best times to go to vote

We will find the coolest or least hot temperatures at the beginning of the day. Until 12:00 hours, the mercury is expected to be between 16°C and 20°C in the Cantabrian and northern plateau; between 15°C and 30°C in the rest of the interior, as well as between 22°C and 32°C on the shores of the Mediterranean, according to the Aemet forecast.

The worst section to go to vote, if we do not want to find ourselves in too much heat, is the one that goes from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., which is when the maximum temperatures are recorded. That is to say, that in some areas of the country such as Andalusia, Aragon and Navarra the thermometer will touch 40°C.

After 8:00 p.m., temperatures will begin to drop in the Cantabrian and northern plateau. While in the rest of the country the heat will accompany the rest of the day.

Tips for high temperatures

The high temperatures that are experienced in the country become a risk for some people, such as those with a disability or chronic illnesses, those who perform intense physical work, as well as those who regularly take medication..

Cramps, exhaustion, dehydration and heat strokes are some of the effects produced by the increase in high temperatures.

Avoid leaving home during the hottest hours of the day, drink more fluids without waiting to feel thirsty, reduce physical activity, wear light clothing and stay in ventilated or conditioned spaces are some of the recommendations given by health workers to protect yourself from heat.

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The polling stations have already opened their doors for Spaniards to go to the polls today, Sunday July 23. From 09:00 a.m. you can vote in the general elections to elect candidates for Congress and the Senate. An atypical electoral date, where less influx is expected for the summer season that has made more than 2 million people cast their vote by mail.

The closing of the polling stations is set at 9:00 p.m., but the first results will not be known after an hour when they finish voting in the Canary Islands. Through the direct of El Confidencial you can be aware of all the political information of this electoral Sunday. To find out what the scrutiny is, the Ministry of the Interior has set up a website that also has an application.

This is how the tool works

Through the web https://resultados.generales23j.es you will be able to know the results of the general elections in real time starting at 9:00 p.m.. Users will be able to access the data on the constitution of the polling stations, the participation rates that are registered during the election day and the provisional results at the closing of the polling stations..

In addition, the free online service allows you to carry out your own pact simulations between the different forces that obtain representation in Congress. With the simulator you will be able to test the different possible formulas for sum of blocks that you will be able to save and edit