November 2019 Spanish general election facts for kids

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November 2019 Spanish general election

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All 350 seats in the Congress of Deputies and 208 (of 265) seats in the Senate 176 seats needed for a majority in the Congress of Deputies
Opinion polls
Registered	37,001,379 0.3%
Turnout	24,507,715 (66.2%) (5.5 pp)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Pedro Sánchez Pablo Casado Santiago Abascal Party PSOE PP Vox Leader since 18 June 2017 21 July 2018 20 September 2014 Leader's seat Madrid Madrid Madrid Last election 123 seats, 28.7% 66 seats, 16.7% 24 seats, 10.3% Seats won 120 89 52 Seat change 3 23 28 Popular vote 6,792,199 5,047,040 3,656,979 Percentage 28.0% 20.8% 15.1% Swing 0.7 pp 4.1 pp 4.8 pp   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Pablo Iglesias Gabriel Rufián Albert Rivera Party Unidas Podemos ERC–Sobiranistes Cs Leader since 15 November 2014 14 October 2019 9 July 2006 Leader's seat Madrid Barcelona Madrid Last election 42 seats, 14.3% 15 seats, 3.9% 57 seats, 15.9% Seats won 35 13 10 Seat change 7 2 47 Popular vote 3,119,364 880,734 1,650,318 Percentage 12.9% 3.6% 6.8% Swing 1.4 pp 0.3 pp 9.1 pp
Constituency results map for the Congress of Deputies Autonomous community results map for the Congress of Deputies
Prime Minister before election Pedro Sánchez (acting) PSOE Elected Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez PSOE

The November 2019 Spanish general election was an important vote held in Spain on Sunday, November 10, 2019. During this election, people voted for new members of the Cortes Generales, which is like Spain's parliament. They chose all 350 members for the Congress of Deputies and 208 members for the Senate.

This election was held because the previous one, in April 2019, didn't lead to a stable government. This meant political parties had to try again to form a government that could lead the country.

Understanding the Election Results

The election results showed some interesting changes in how people voted. The number of people who voted, called voter turnout, was lower than it had been in a long time.

Who Won the Most Seats?

The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), led by Pedro Sánchez, won the most seats and the most votes. However, they didn't win enough seats to form a government all by themselves.

Other Parties and Their Changes

• The People's Party (PP) gained quite a few seats. This made them the second-largest party.
• The Vox party, which is a far-right party, also gained many more seats than before. They became the third-largest party.
• The Citizens (Cs) party lost a lot of their seats. This was a big change for them.
• Unidas Podemos, a left-wing party, lost some seats but still had a good number of representatives.

Forming a New Government

After the election, no single party had enough seats to form a government alone. To lead the country, parties often need to work together. This is called forming a coalition government.

The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) decided to team up with the Unidas Podemos party. Together, they had enough support to form a new government for Spain. Pedro Sánchez from the PSOE became the Prime Minister again.

See also

In Spanish: Elecciones generales de España de noviembre de 2019 para niños