Socialists fared better than had been predicted, with the prime minister pedro s nchez claiming voters had emphatically rejected right wing policies. the bbc s sergi forcada freixas joins me now for more analysis on the election. just explain the results and what they mean for the people of spain. spain is now in political limbo because none of the candidates have a majority, so you have the conservatives who want an election but have fallen short of a majority. even with the support of the far right party they wouldn t have enough votes in parliament in order to form a government. if you look to the left, pedro sanchez, if he wants to be elected he could get it but it is still very tricky because he would need the support of left wing parties, but more difficult to get the support of all the
Minister pedro s nchez called the snap vote after losses in regional elections in may. he s been telling voters his party is closing the gap on his right wing rivals. but he s facing a strong challenge from the centre right people s party and the far right vox party. the big question is who will be able to form a government come sunday? we to form a government come sunday? will show yol now we will show you a lot of pictures now coming into the final hours of the rallies. the rallies you re watching now is being held by pedro sanchez. he called the vote in response to a dismal performance aduu response to a dismal performance adult mate local election in which the socialist party came second to the socialist party came second to the main rival conservative popular party. as you can see, lots of supporters gathered in what will be the final hours of this election campaign ahead of sunday s vote. i