Spain's conservative People's Party win in Galicia regional elections

People’s Party of Galicia won the elections on Sunday in the region, maintaining the absolute majority it has held in parliament since 2009.

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00:00 Spain`s conservative opposition People`s Party retained its absolute majority in the northwest

00:05 region of Galicia on Sunday in a close run regional election. Alfonso Reda, the victorious

00:10 Galician regional president said it was a victory for common sense. The People`s Party

00:15 won 40 seats in the 75 seat regional assembly. The Galician nationalist block finished second

00:21 with 25 seats, followed by the socialist party with nine seats. The region is one of Spain`s

00:27 most conservative and the birthplace of longtime dictator Francisco Franco.

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