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2021-05-05 03:35:38 GMT2021-05-05 11:35:38(Beijing Time) Xinhua English MADRID, May 5 (Xinhua) -- The center-right Popular Party (PP) won the elections of the Autonomous Community of Madrid on Tuesday with 65 seats, more than doubling the seats it won in the 2019 elections. Falling short of an absolute majority, the PP's candidate and Madrid's Regional President Isabel Diaz Ayuso will be able to form a government with the help of other parties, with the far-right VOX seen as a most likely partner. The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party from the center left led by candidate Angel Gabilond...

POLLS open this morning to elect the 136 members of the Madrid Assembly amid speculation that the election will affect more than just the Spanish capital – and could push Spain’s politics further to the right. Isabel Diaz Ayuso took over as regional leader of the right-wing People’s Party (PP) two years ago and governed the community in coalition with the Citizen’s Party. The 42-year-old’s style has been described as “Trumpian” with claims that overnight traffic jams in Madrid are part of the city’s cultural identity, and that nobody has died from its air pollution. Her ...

Madrid leader heads for win in bitter Spanish vote © Reuters Isabel Díaz Ayuso is a rising star in Spain's conservative party Conservative leader Isabel Díaz Ayuso is set for victory in a bitter election battle that has pitted right against left in the Spanish capital Madrid. She is likely to fall short of the 69 seats needed to secure an absolute majority and could end up in alliance with the far right. Security was increased ahead of the election after several candidates received death threats. The acrimonious campaign highlighted the polarisation in Spanish politics. While Ms Ayuso h...

BBC News Published image captionIsabel Díaz Ayuso has been re-elected after a bitter election battle The conservative leader of Spain's Madrid region has won a resounding victory after a bitter election battle. Despite more than doubling the Popular Party (PP) seats, Isabel Díaz Ayuso still fell short of a majority and may end up in alliance with the far right. She defied the Socialist-led central government by keeping Madrid's bars and shops open throughout the pandemic. There was high security following death threats against several candidates. The acrimonious campaign highlighted the ...

BBC News Published image captionIsabel Díaz Ayuso has been re-elected after a bitter election battle The conservative leader of Spain's Madrid region has won a resounding victory after a bitter election battle. Despite more than doubling the Popular Party (PP) seats, Isabel Díaz Ayuso still fell short of a majority and may end up in alliance with the far right. She defied the Socialist-led central government by keeping Madrid's bars and shops open throughout the pandemic. There was high security following death threats against several candidates. The acrimonious campaign highlighted the ...