Polls open in Spain local vote that ups pressure on PM
4 years agoCatalan Socialist Party's First Secretary Salvador Illa takes part in the closing rally of Socialist Party (PSOE)'s electoral campaign in Barcelona on May 26, 2023, ahead of the May 28 regional and municipal elections. - Spain votes on May 28 in local and regional polls which will test Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's chances of remaining in power after a general election later this year. In office since 2018, the stakes are high for Sanchez, whose party governs the eurozone's fourth-largest economy in coalition with the far-left Podemos. Of the 12 regions voting on Sunday, 10 are governed by the Socialists either alone or as part of a coalition. (Photo by Pau BARRENA / AFP)
Spaniards began voting Sunday in local and regional polls which will be a barometer for a year-end general election that surveys suggest Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez...