Spanish general election tipped to put the far right back in office for the first time since Franco
Voters in Spain go to the polls Sunday in an election that could make the country the latest European Union member to swing to the populist right, a shift that would represent a major upheaval after five years under a left-wing government.
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00:00 The countdown to Spain's snap election is on, but this time around, in-person voters
00:06 will have to battle the extreme heat on the way to the ballot box.
00:12 Thousands of bottles of water are on standby at polling stations. Fans have also been installed
00:17 to provide some relief to the staff at hand.
00:21 Two and a half million registered voters out of a total of 37.4 million have opted to vote
00:26 by post, more than double the number of mail ballots in the 2019 general election.
00:33 With no party expected to win an absolute majority, the main question the electorate
00:37 is asking itself is, will this be another leftist coalition or one between the right
00:42 and the far right?
00:44 After five years of social democratic government, the Conservatives' People Party is the favourite
00:48 to win. The result could put the far right back in office for the first time since the
00:53 end of Francisco Franco's regime.
00:58 (whooshing)