“Political Map Upside Down: How PP Takes Majority in 27 Provincial Capitals in Municipal Elections”

The PP has also turned the political map of the provincial capitals upside down. The municipal elections have positioned the popular as the most voted force in 27 provincial capitals, and in 13 of them it has done so by an absolute majority. The PSOE has won in 13 provincial capitalsand only in one by absolute majority.

Alberto Núñez Feijóo’s party has won the absolute majority in Madridin Andalusian cities such as Almeria, Cadiz, Córdoba, Granada y Málagabesides in badajoz, Murcia, Oviedo, Salamanca, Santander, Teruel y logrono. To these enclaves would be added the absolute Melilla.

In addition, the municipal candidates of the PP have managed to win the elections in Albacete, Alicante, caceres, Castellon, Real city, A Coruña, Huelva, Huesca, Palma, Pontevedra, Segovia, Sevilla, Valencia y Zaragoza. To these capitals I would add Santiago de Compostela y Ceuta. However, despite being the formation with the most votes, the post-electoral pacts can take away the mayoralty of Pontevedra, A Coruña o Santiagowhere the BNG will be key.

For its part, the PSOE achieved absolute majorities in Soria and in Merida (it is not the capital of the province), and it is the first force in Burgos, Cuenca, Girona, Guadalajara, León, Lleida, Palencia, The Gran Canarian palms, Santa Cruz of Tenerife, Tarragona, Toledo y Valladolid.

Although the two big parties have divided up most of the territory, other formations have also achieved some victories. Together has won in Barcelona; IU one Zamora; by Avila in Avila; the PNV in Bilbao y Saint SebastianEH Form one VitoriaUPN in Pamplona and Democracia Ourensana in Ourense.