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Newsday: 24/07/2023 04:06 GMT : Spain's conservatives win tight election but no clear majority

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24/07/2023 04:06 GMT : Spain's conservatives win tight election but no clear majority

Spain's conservatives win tight election but no clear majority

BBC World Service - Newsday, Spain's conservatives win tight election but no clear majority

Left-wing parties may now rally with regional parties in a bid to form a government.

The snap election was called by PM Pedro Sánchez after his Socialist party’s dismal performance at the May local elections.

Spain is facing a political deadlock after Sunday's snap general election failed to produce a decisive winner, leaving both the right and the left without a clear route to forming a new government.

Corfu has become the latest Greek island to issue evacuation orders, as the country grapples with a series of devastating wildfires.

And President Vladimir Putin says Russia will replace exports of grain to Africa from Ukraine after he withdrew from a deal allowing their safe shipment across the Black Sea.

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