The conservative Popular Party (PP) was the resounding winner of Madridâs regional election, which followed a deeply polarised campaign that focused heavily on management of the pandemic.
The PPâs Isabel DÃaz Ayuso, who is president of the region, more than doubled her share of seats in the regional assembly to 65, just four short of a majority.
That contrasted with a disastrous result for the Socialist Party of Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez, which lost 13 seats and slipped to third place, behind the leftist Más Madrid.
Although the other main party on the left, Unidas Podemos, made modest gains, its leader Pablo Iglesias announced his resignation from politics.