Politics · Other · 4 hrs ago
Why the Valencian Community could shape Spain’s general election
The Valencian Community is a key battleground in Spain’s general election on 29 November.
The PSOE has won there in five general elections, and each time it later formed Spain’s government, though it has also governed after losing the region.
The region sends 33 lawmakers to Congress, more than all but Andalucía, Catalonia and Madrid.
High turnout is not necessarily good news for the left: in the five elections with the region’s highest turnout, the PSOE did not beat the PP.
The rise of Vox could help the PP form a majority even if the party itself performs less strongly.
Pedro Sánchez and Alberto Núñez Feijóo have held events in the region, while Vox plans to close its national campaign in València.
The Valencian Community could be pivotal in Spain’s general election scheduled for 29 November.
The region sends 33 seats to the Congress of Deputies, the fourth-largest total among Spain’s autonomous communities.
The article says the PSOE has formed a national government every time it has won the region, though it has also governed after losing there.
In the five general elections with the region’s highest turnout, the PP beat the PSOE.
The article says a stronger Vox could help the PP form a majority, even if it reduces the PP’s own vote share.
- Who
- The PSOE, PP and Vox are among the parties competing. Pedro Sánchez and Alberto Núñez Feijóo have held events in the region.
- What
- The Valencian Community could influence which political bloc can form Spain’s next government.
- When
- The general election is scheduled for 29 November.
- Where
- The Valencian Community, across its three electoral constituencies.
- Why
- It sends 33 seats to Congress and has a history the article links to the formation of national governments.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The PSOE won the Valencian Community in each of these general elections.
The PSOE formed Spain’s government despite losing to the PP in the Valencian Community.
The PSOE won the region in the first general election, but no government was formed and the election was repeated.
La Vanguardia reported that the region could shape the general election scheduled for 29 November.
- Seats in Congress
- 33
- Electoral constituencies
- 3
- Scheduled election date
- 29 November
- PSOE regional victories listed
- 1982, 1986, 1989 and both 2019 elections
- Highest-turnout general elections in the region
- 1996, 1993, 2004, 2008 and 2015
What people are saying
the Valencian Community is Spain’s most precise barometer