Spanish voters head back to polls over deadlock
MADRID, 26 Jun - (ANA) - Elections are being held in Spain after the four main parties failed to break the political deadlock from December's inconclusive general election. Opinion polls suggest the conservative Popular Party (PP) will win, but fall short of a parliamentary majority. The left-wing Unidos Podemos alliance is tipped to beat the Socialists (PSOE) into second place, with the coalition between the two a possibility. The vote comes days after the UK voted to leave the EU. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has sought to portray the poll as a choice between economic stability and the uncertainty offered by Unidos Podemos, a party that emerged just two years ago in protest against austerity measures demanded by Brussels. Podemos' leader, Pablo Iglesias, has denied his party is eurosceptic, telling the BBC he was "sad" to see the referendum results. "We hope for a different Europe, we will fight for a Europe with social rights as a reality and we are for Europe and the people in Europe." (ANA)

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