Conservatism and liberalism

Social democracy and left-wing populism

Nationalism, regionalism and pro-indepence

parties

Against

Abstention

For

Jun 2016

Oct 2016

Jun 2018

PSOE

Pod.

PSOE

84

84

PSOE

Pod.

Pod.

67

PSOE

69

C’s

ERC-CDC-

PNV-

Compromís-

EHB-NC

C’s

ERC-CDC-

PNV-

Compromís-

EHB-NC

C’s

32

PP

PP

PP

137

29

Jun 2016

General election

Six months after the previous election had failed to produce a working majority, the 2016 vote again returned a hung parliament. PSOE, the centre-left party, tried and failed to form a government and initially opposed attempts by the centre-right PP to do so

Oct 2016

To appoint Rajoy as PM

After opposing Rajoy's first attempt to secure an absolute majority, PSOE changed tack in a second vote, abstaining and allowing PP to enter government with a simple majority. But PSOE split over the decision.

Jun 2018

No-confidence vote on Rajoy

When a corruption scandal engulfed the PP, PSOE again changed position, and joined all the other opposition parties in unseating Rajoy. PSOE's Sánchez then became prime minister, but could not maintain the backing of separatist parties.

Conservatism and liberalism

Social democracy and left-wing populism

Nationalism, regionalism and pro-indepence parties

Against

Abstention

For

Jun 2016

Oct 2016

Jun 2018

PSOE

Pod.

PSOE

84

84

15

PSOE

Pod.

Pod.

67

PSOE

69

C’s

ERC-CDC-

PNV-

Compromís-

EHB-NC

C’s

ERC-CDC-

PNV-

Compromís-

EHB-NC

C’s

32

PP

PP

PP

137

29

Jun 2016

General election

Six months after the previous election had failed to produce a working majority, the 2016 vote again returned a hung parliament. PSOE, the centre-left party, tried and failed to form a government and initially opposed attempts by the centre-right PP to do so

Oct 2016

To appoint Rajoy as PM

After opposing Rajoy's first attempt to secure an absolute majority, PSOE changed tack in a second vote, abstaining and allowing PP to enter government with a simple majority. But PSOE split over the decision.

Jun 2018

No-confidence vote on Rajoy

When a corruption scandal engulfed the PP, PSOE again changed position, and joined all the other opposition parties in unseating Rajoy. PSOE's Sánchez then became prime minister, but could not maintain the backing of separatist parties.

Conservatism and liberalism

Social democracy and left-wing populism

Nationalism, regionalism and pro-indepence parties

Jun 2016

General election

Six months after the previous election had failed to produce a working majority, the 2016 vote again returned a hung parliament. PSOE, the centre-left party, tried and failed to form a government and initially opposed attempts by the centre-right PP to do so

CCa-PNC

1

ERC-CDC-PNV-Compromís-EHB-NC

29

Podemos coalition

PP

C’s

PSOE

137

32

84

67

Oct 2016

To appoint Rajoy as PM

After opposing Rajoy's first attempt to secure an absolute majority, PSOE changed tack in a second vote, abstaining and allowing PP to enter government with a simple majority. But PSOE split over the decision.

PSOE

PSOE

69

15

PP

C’s

Podemos

coalition

For

Abstention

Against

Jun 2018

No-confidence vote on Rajoy

CCa-PNC

When a corruption scandal engulfed the PP, PSOE again changed position, and joined all the other opposition parties in unseating Rajoy. PSOE's Sánchez then became prime minister, but could not maintain the backing of separatist parties.

1

ERC-CDC-PNV-Compromís-EHB-NC

29

PP

C’s

PSOE

Podemos coalition

67

84

Against

Abstention

For

Conservatism and liberalism

Social democracy and left-wing populism

Nationalism, regionalism and pro-indepence parties

Jun 2016

General election

Six months after the previous election had failed to produce a working majority, the 2016 vote again returned a hung parliament. PSOE, the centre-left party, tried and failed to form a government and initially opposed attempts by the centre-right PP to do so

ERC-CDC-PNV-Compromís-EHB-NC

CCa-PNC

1

29

PP

C’s

PSOE

Podemos left coalition

32

137

67

84

Absolute

majority

176 seats

Oct 2016

To appoint Rajoy as PM

After opposing Rajoy's first attempt to secure an absolute majority, PSOE changed tack in a second vote, abstaining and allowing PP to enter government with a simple majority. But PSOE split over the decision.

PSOE

PSOE

69

15

PP

C’s

Podemos left coalition

For

Abstention

Against

Jun 2018

No-confidence vote on Rajoy

When a corruption scandal engulfed the PP, PSOE again changed position, and joined all the other opposition parties in unseating Rajoy. PSOE's Sánchez then became prime minister, but could not maintain the backing of separatist parties.

ERC-CDC-PNV-Compromís-EHB-NC

CCa-PNC

1

29

PP

C’s

PSOE

Podemos left coalition

84

Against

Abstention

For