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@simonhunter: That concludes our live coverage of today's election. We will be back tomorrow morning with the latest news and updates. Thanks very much for reading.

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 23:46:59 +0200

That concludes our live coverage of today's election. We will be back tomorrow morning with the latest news and updates. Thanks very much for reading.

@simonhunter: Here is our full story of today's general election in Spain.Socialists win repeat Spanish election, Vox becomes third-biggest force in CongressA poll that was meant to unblock the political situation in Spain has only served to complicate it, with losses for the left, a recovery for the PP and a huge boost for the far-righthttp://cort.as/-UNSb

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 23:45:43 +0200

Here is our full story of today's general election in Spain.

Socialists win repeat Spanish election, Vox becomes third-biggest force in Congress

A poll that was meant to unblock the political situation in Spain has only served to complicate it, with losses for the left, a recovery for the PP and a huge boost for the far-right

http://cort.as/-UNSb

@simonhunter: Ciudadanos party chief Albert Rivera has appeared before supporters and the press to address the center-right party's disastrous result, having fallen from 57 seats to just 10.“What we had today was an unmigated bad result, and with no excuses. Given these bad results I believe that as a political leader [...] it is my obligation to call an urgent extraordainary meeting of the party executive."Rivera added that he would leave his future at the head of the party in the hands of its grassroots members.

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 23:20:59 +0200

Ciudadanos party chief Albert Rivera has appeared before supporters and the press to address the center-right party's disastrous result, having fallen from 57 seats to just 10.

“What we had today was an unmigated bad result, and with no excuses. Given these bad results I believe that as a political leader [...] it is my obligation to call an urgent extraordainary meeting of the party executive."

Rivera added that he would leave his future at the head of the party in the hands of its grassroots members.

@simonhunter: EL PAÍS political correspondent Lucía Abellán: "The speech by a triumphant Santiago Abascal left behind a good sample of the mantras that from now on we will hear a lot more often in Congress. Homeland, nation, [...] and the alleged threat from migrants all form part of the daily discourse of Vox."

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 23:11:10 +0200

EL PAÍS political correspondent Lucía Abellán: "The speech by a triumphant Santiago Abascal left behind a good sample of the mantras that from now on we will hear a lot more often in Congress. Homeland, nation, [...] and the alleged threat from migrants all form part of the daily discourse of Vox."

@simonhunter: With 44.13% of the vote counted, here is the result so far in the Spanish Senate: PSOE: 100PP: 79ERC: 10PNV: 9Navarra Suma: 3JxCat: 3Agrupación Socialista Gomera: 1EH Bildu: 1Coalición Canaria: 1Teruel Existe!: 1

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 23:06:14 +0200

With 44.13% of the vote counted, here is the result so far in the Spanish Senate:

PSOE: 100

PP: 79

ERC: 10

PNV: 9

Navarra Suma: 3

JxCat: 3

Agrupación Socialista Gomera: 1

EH Bildu: 1

Coalición Canaria: 1

Teruel Existe!: 1

@simonhunter: With 98.62% of the vote counted, here is the result of the general elections: PSOE: 120PP: 87Vox: 52Unidas Podemos: 35ERC: 13Cs: 10JxCat: 8PNV: 7EH Bildu: 5Más País - Compromís: 3CUP: 2Navarra Suma: 2 Coalición Canaria: 2BNG: 1PRC: 1¡Teruel Existe!: 1Coalición por Melilla: 1

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 23:04:22 +0200

With 98.62% of the vote counted, here is the result of the general elections:

PSOE: 120

PP: 87

Vox: 52

Unidas Podemos: 35

ERC: 13

Cs: 10

JxCat: 8

PNV: 7

EH Bildu: 5

Más País - Compromís: 3

CUP: 2

Navarra Suma: 2

Coalición Canaria: 2

BNG: 1

PRC: 1

¡Teruel Existe!: 1

Coalición por Melilla: 1

@simonhunter: EL PAÍS political correspondent Carlos Cué: "The repeat election was called to unblock the political situation in Spain, but has only served to clog it up even more."

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 22:59:11 +0200

EL PAÍS political correspondent Carlos Cué: "The repeat election was called to unblock the political situation in Spain, but has only served to clog it up even more."

@simonhunter: With 97.26% of the vote counted, here is the result of the general election: PSOE: 120PP: 88Vox: 52Unidas Podemos: 35ERC: 13Cs: 10JxCat: 8PNV: 7EH Bildu: 5Más País - Compromís: 3CUP: 2Navarra Suma: 2 Coalición Canaria: 2BNG: 1PRC: 1¡Teruel Existe!: 1

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 22:50:40 +0200

With 97.26% of the vote counted, here is the result of the general election:

PSOE: 120

PP: 88

Vox: 52

Unidas Podemos: 35

ERC: 13

Cs: 10

JxCat: 8

PNV: 7

EH Bildu: 5

Más País - Compromís: 3

CUP: 2

Navarra Suma: 2

Coalición Canaria: 2

BNG: 1

PRC: 1

¡Teruel Existe!: 1

@simonhunter: "Let's go get 'em!" shout the crowds of Vox supporters as Santiago Abascal makes his speech outside the far-right party's HQ. Abascal is saying that they have performed so well because they speak about "prohibited topics."

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 22:48:32 +0200

"Let's go get 'em!" shout the crowds of Vox supporters as Santiago Abascal makes his speech outside the far-right party's HQ. Abascal is saying that they have performed so well because they speak about "prohibited topics."

@simonhunter: Vox leader Santiago Abascal is currently giving a triumphant speech to supporters of the far-right party, which has jumped from 24 seats in Congress to 52 at this general election.

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 22:45:16 +0200

Vox leader Santiago Abascal is currently giving a triumphant speech to supporters of the far-right party, which has jumped from 24 seats in Congress to 52 at this general election.

@simonhunter: Ada Colau, the former activist who is currently the mayor of Barcelona: "The forces of the left need to analyze the results and there must be understanding."

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 22:34:25 +0200

Ada Colau, the former activist who is currently the mayor of Barcelona: "The forces of the left need to analyze the results and there must be understanding."

@simonhunter: Crushing night for Ciudadanos (Citizens), which has fallen to 10 seats and is now the sixth-most-voted party, beaten by Vox, Podemos and the Catalan Republican Left. Half of its leadership will be left without a seat in Congress, reports Elsa García de Blas.In the photo, Ciudadanos leader Albert Rivera casts his vote in Madrid. Photo: Uly Martín.

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 22:29:21 +0200

Crushing night for Ciudadanos (Citizens), which has fallen to 10 seats and is now the sixth-most-voted party, beaten by Vox, Podemos and the Catalan Republican Left. Half of its leadership will be left without a seat in Congress, reports Elsa García de Blas.

In the photo, Ciudadanos leader Albert Rivera casts his vote in Madrid. Photo: Uly Martín.

@simonhunter: EL PAÍS political correspondent Anabel Díez. "Euphoria in Vox. And with good reason. They are set to win 53 seats compared to the 24 they picked up on their debut in Congress [in April]. That strength ties up the PP. Not just because of the influence that they will have on every measure that is proposed in Congress, but also because of the strict vigilance that they will submit the PP to."

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 22:23:54 +0200

EL PAÍS political correspondent Anabel Díez. "Euphoria in Vox. And with good reason. They are set to win 53 seats compared to the 24 they picked up on their debut in Congress [in April]. That strength ties up the PP. Not just because of the influence that they will have on every measure that is proposed in Congress, but also because of the strict vigilance that they will submit the PP to."

@simonhunter: With 91.23% of the vote counted, here is the result so far of the general election: PSOE: 121PP: 86Vox: 53Unidas Podemos: 35ERC: 13Cs: 10JxCat: 8PNV: 7EH Bildu: 5Más País - Compromís: 3CUP: 2Navarra Suma: 2 Coalición Canaria: 2BNG: 1PRC: 1¡Teruel Existe!: 1

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 22:21:47 +0200

With 91.23% of the vote counted, here is the result so far of the general election:

PSOE: 121

PP: 86

Vox: 53

Unidas Podemos: 35

ERC: 13

Cs: 10

JxCat: 8

PNV: 7

EH Bildu: 5

Más País - Compromís: 3

CUP: 2

Navarra Suma: 2

Coalición Canaria: 2

BNG: 1

PRC: 1

¡Teruel Existe!: 1

@simonhunter: A tweet from the EL PAÍS gender correspondent, Pilar Álvarez:"53 deputies [from Vox] to advocate that marriage is only for a man and a women, that homosexuals should not adopt, that gender violence doesn't exist, that media outlets can be vetoed, that abortion should not be free, and that everything is the fault of foreign minors..."https://twitter.com/pilaralvarezm/status/1193638180047740928

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 22:17:11 +0200

A tweet from the EL PAÍS gender correspondent, Pilar Álvarez:

"53 deputies [from Vox] to advocate that marriage is only for a man and a women, that homosexuals should not adopt, that gender violence doesn't exist, that media outlets can be vetoed, that abortion should not be free, and that everything is the fault of foreign minors..."

https://twitter.com/pilaralvarezm/status/1193638180047740928

@simonhunter: With 97.98% of the vote counted in the Basque Country, the Popular Party has been left without representation

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 22:12:05 +0200

With 97.98% of the vote counted in the Basque Country, the Popular Party has been left without representation

@simonhunter: Marine Le Pen, the leader of the far-right National Rally party in France, has sent out a tweet to congratulate leader of Vox, Santiago Abascal. "The Vox movement has this afternoon managed a dazzling progression in the Spanish elections. Congratulations to its leader Santiago Abascal for his tremendous work in opposition, which is now bearing fruit after just a few years."https://twitter.com/MLP_officiel/status/1193631153909043200

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 22:11:28 +0200

Marine Le Pen, the leader of the far-right National Rally party in France, has sent out a tweet to congratulate leader of Vox, Santiago Abascal. "The Vox movement has this afternoon managed a dazzling progression in the Spanish elections. Congratulations to its leader Santiago Abascal for his tremendous work in opposition, which is now bearing fruit after just a few years."

https://twitter.com/MLP_officiel/status/1193631153909043200

@simonhunter: EL PAÍS political correspondent Lucía Abellán: "The improvement of the PP will allow the two-party system to regain strength compared to April. But nothing suggests that this will help with the formation of a government."

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 22:05:59 +0200

EL PAÍS political correspondent Lucía Abellán: "The improvement of the PP will allow the two-party system to regain strength compared to April. But nothing suggests that this will help with the formation of a government."

@simonhunter: Más País is a new party, created by Podemos co-founder Íñigo Errejón. It was hoping to secure enough seats to create its own group in Congress, but looks set to take just three.In the photo: Íñigo Errejón casts his vote. Photo: Más País

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 22:04:50 +0200

Más País is a new party, created by Podemos co-founder Íñigo Errejón. It was hoping to secure enough seats to create its own group in Congress, but looks set to take just three.

In the photo: Íñigo Errejón casts his vote. Photo: Más País

@simonhunter: EL PAÍS political correspondent Javier Casqueiro: “Pedro Sánchez was convinced that he should repeat the elections because he wanted, was calling for and was predicted to get a majority that was 'clearer, convincing and resounding' [...] With 74% of the vote counted, it hasn't happened. There will be internal discussions and the advice of experts questioned."

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 21:57:16 +0200

EL PAÍS political correspondent Javier Casqueiro: “Pedro Sánchez was convinced that he should repeat the elections because he wanted, was calling for and was predicted to get a majority that was 'clearer, convincing and resounding' [...] With 74% of the vote counted, it hasn't happened. There will be internal discussions and the advice of experts questioned."

@simonhunter: With 70.74% of the vote counted, here is the result so far of the general election: PSOE: 122PP: 84Vox: 53Unidas Podemos: 35ERC: 13Cs: 10JxCat: 8PNV: 7EH Bildu: 5Coalición Canaria: 3Más País - Compromís: 3CUP: 2Navarra Suma: 2 BNG: 1PRC: 1¡Teruel Existe!: 1

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 21:55:05 +0200

With 70.74% of the vote counted, here is the result so far of the general election:

PSOE: 122

PP: 84

Vox: 53

Unidas Podemos: 35

ERC: 13

Cs: 10

JxCat: 8

PNV: 7

EH Bildu: 5

Coalición Canaria: 3

Más País - Compromís: 3

CUP: 2

Navarra Suma: 2

BNG: 1

PRC: 1

¡Teruel Existe!: 1

@simonhunter: EL PAÍS political correspondent Lucía Abellán. “The Spanish exception is over. Spain’s Congress will look like its German counterpart in an element that would have been difficult to imagine just a few weeks ag: the far right will be the third-biggest force in both houses (Afd in Germany, Vox in Spain), if the result is confirmed. Until now Spain appeared to be removed from this phenomenon that has had a much greater effect in many other EU countries.”

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 21:53:26 +0200

EL PAÍS political correspondent Lucía Abellán. “The Spanish exception is over. Spain’s Congress will look like its German counterpart in an element that would have been difficult to imagine just a few weeks ag: the far right will be the third-biggest force in both houses (Afd in Germany, Vox in Spain), if the result is confirmed. Until now Spain appeared to be removed from this phenomenon that has had a much greater effect in many other EU countries.”

@simonhunter: With 67.29% of the vote counted, here is the result so far of the general election: PSOE: 123PP: 84Vox: 52Unidas Podemos: 35ERC: 13Cs: 10JxCat: 8PNV: 7EH Bildu: 5Coalición Canaria: 3Más País - Compromís: 3CUP: 2Navarra Suma: 2BNG: 1PRC: 1¡Teruel Existe!: 1

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 21:48:17 +0200

With 67.29% of the vote counted, here is the result so far of the general election:

PSOE: 123

PP: 84

Vox: 52

Unidas Podemos: 35

ERC: 13

Cs: 10

JxCat: 8

PNV: 7

EH Bildu: 5

Coalición Canaria: 3

Más País - Compromís: 3

CUP: 2

Navarra Suma: 2

BNG: 1

PRC: 1

¡Teruel Existe!: 1

@simonhunter: With 63.66% of the vote counted, here is the result so far of the general election: PSOE: 124PP: 83Vox: 52Unidas Podemos: 35ERC: 13Cs: 10JxCat: 8PNV: 7EH Bildu: 5Coalición Canaria: 3Más País - Compromís: 3CUP: 2Navarra Suma: 2 BNG: 1PRC: 1¡Teruel Existe!: 1

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 21:45:45 +0200

With 63.66% of the vote counted, here is the result so far of the general election:

PSOE: 124

PP: 83

Vox: 52

Unidas Podemos: 35

ERC: 13

Cs: 10

JxCat: 8

PNV: 7

EH Bildu: 5

Coalición Canaria: 3

Más País - Compromís: 3

CUP: 2

Navarra Suma: 2

BNG: 1

PRC: 1

¡Teruel Existe!: 1

@simonhunter: With 58.4% of the vote count in, Vox is set to beat the PP in Andalusia, and would become the second-most voted party in that region.

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 21:41:12 +0200

With 58.4% of the vote count in, Vox is set to beat the PP in Andalusia, and would become the second-most voted party in that region.

@simonhunter: EL PAÍS political correspondent Javier Casqueiro: “With 23% of the vote counted, it's notable the number of parties that are set to obtain representation in Congress, a total of 18 compared to the 13 that managed it at the April 28 elections, although those 13 later were concentrated in eight groups."

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 21:25:05 +0200

EL PAÍS political correspondent Javier Casqueiro: “With 23% of the vote counted, it's notable the number of parties that are set to obtain representation in Congress, a total of 18 compared to the 13 that managed it at the April 28 elections, although those 13 later were concentrated in eight groups."

@simonhunter: With 30.68% of the vote counted, a very low amount still, this is the result: PSOE: 121PP: 81Vox: 46Unidas Podemos: 32ERC: 13Cs: 10JxCat: 8 PNV: 7Bildu: 5CUP: 3Más País - Compromís: 3Navarra Suma: 2 BNG: 1PRC: 1¡Teruel Existe!: 1

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 21:22:58 +0200

With 30.68% of the vote counted, a very low amount still, this is the result:

PSOE: 121

PP: 81

Vox: 46

Unidas Podemos: 32

ERC: 13

Cs: 10

JxCat: 8

PNV: 7

Bildu: 5

CUP: 3

Más País - Compromís: 3

Navarra Suma: 2

BNG: 1

PRC: 1

¡Teruel Existe!: 1

@simonhunter: Iván Espinosa de los Monteros of far-right party Vox is striking a cautious note in this tweet: "Caution. The votes have not yet been counted. Caution."https://twitter.com/ivanedlm/status/1193607708152344576

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 20:51:04 +0200

Iván Espinosa de los Monteros of far-right party Vox is striking a cautious note in this tweet: "Caution. The votes have not yet been counted. Caution."

https://twitter.com/ivanedlm/status/1193607708152344576

@simonhunter: Popular Party politician Teodor García Egea speaking in the wake of the RTVE poll: "[Caretaker PM Pedro] Sánchez should start to think about going."EL PAÍS reporter Lucía Abellán: "The PP is likely to keep repeating this message as the night progresses, should the polls be confirmed."

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 20:49:40 +0200

Popular Party politician Teodor García Egea speaking in the wake of the RTVE poll: "[Caretaker PM Pedro] Sánchez should start to think about going."

EL PAÍS reporter Lucía Abellán: "The PP is likely to keep repeating this message as the night progresses, should the polls be confirmed."

@simonhunter: Popular Party politician Teodor García Egea, speaking from PP headquarters in Madrid. “Taking into account that these are the fifth elections in four years, you have to value the efforts and patience of Spaniards.”

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 20:43:03 +0200

Popular Party politician Teodor García Egea, speaking from PP headquarters in Madrid. “Taking into account that these are the fifth elections in four years, you have to value the efforts and patience of Spaniards.”

@simonhunter: Josep Catà reports: "Silence in the headquarters of Ciudadanos in Barcelona. They are not evaluating the poll, which predicts the collapse of the party in Catalonia, where it would pick up two seats. The leadership will not make an appearance until the count is underway."https://twitter.com/jcatafiguls/status/1193611237453643776

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 20:40:34 +0200

Josep Catà reports: "Silence in the headquarters of Ciudadanos in Barcelona. They are not evaluating the poll, which predicts the collapse of the party in Catalonia, where it would pick up two seats. The leadership will not make an appearance until the count is underway."

https://twitter.com/jcatafiguls/status/1193611237453643776

@simonhunter: EL PAÍS political reporter Lucía Abellán: “One of the drivers of this repeat election was to try to avoid that the governability of the country depended in part on Catalan independence parties. That bloc has gone from 22 seats in April to 25 now in the best of cases, according to the TVE poll. The arrival of the [far-left anti-capitalist] CUP will increase the weight of the secessionist movement in Congress.”

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 20:36:23 +0200

EL PAÍS political reporter Lucía Abellán: “One of the drivers of this repeat election was to try to avoid that the governability of the country depended in part on Catalan independence parties. That bloc has gone from 22 seats in April to 25 now in the best of cases, according to the TVE poll. The arrival of the [far-left anti-capitalist] CUP will increase the weight of the secessionist movement in Congress.”

@simonhunter: The leader of Ciudadanos (Citizens) in Andalusia says that the polls do not augur well for his party. “They are not good news, but the night is long and we hope that the results change,” said Juan Marín, the vice-premier of the Andalusian regional government and the party leader in the region.

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 20:31:47 +0200

The leader of Ciudadanos (Citizens) in Andalusia says that the polls do not augur well for his party. “They are not good news, but the night is long and we hope that the results change,” said Juan Marín, the vice-premier of the Andalusian regional government and the party leader in the region.

@simonhunter: EL PAÍS political reporter Anabel Díez: “It’s just a poll, but the question is, what are these elections for? Who stands to benefit? The [RTVE] survey predicts a major rise for the PP and Vox. The PP would not reach the 100 seats it was looking for, but its leader would recover some of the more than 50 seats he lost seven months ago. If the poll is correct, Vox would become the third-largest party with a huge ability to influence the PP. Ciudadanos will have a black night.”

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 20:28:43 +0200

EL PAÍS political reporter Anabel Díez: “It’s just a poll, but the question is, what are these elections for? Who stands to benefit? The [RTVE] survey predicts a major rise for the PP and Vox. The PP would not reach the 100 seats it was looking for, but its leader would recover some of the more than 50 seats he lost seven months ago. If the poll is correct, Vox would become the third-largest party with a huge ability to influence the PP. Ciudadanos will have a black night.”

@simonhunter: Jorge Buxadé of far-right Vox is speaking to reporters from the party’s Madrid HQ in the wake of the strong result predicted by the RTVE poll: “We can’t say more than the fact that we are convinced that the electoral process and the result of the elections will serve to consolidate this patriotic alternative for Spaniards.”

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 20:25:28 +0200

Jorge Buxadé of far-right Vox is speaking to reporters from the party’s Madrid HQ in the wake of the strong result predicted by the RTVE poll: “We can’t say more than the fact that we are convinced that the electoral process and the result of the elections will serve to consolidate this patriotic alternative for Spaniards.”

@simonhunter: More analysis by EL PAÍS political correspondent Javier Casqueiro of the Gad 3 poll for state broadcaster RTVE: "In the worst of scenarios, the PP, Vox and Ciudadanos would secure 157 seats [of 350] and in the best they would have 166, while the left, the PSOE, Podemos and Más País, would have in the worst case 147 seats and in the best 156. From there, speculation would begin of alliances with the Basque Nationalist Party, Canarian Coalition and the Catalan nationalists."

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 20:19:30 +0200

More analysis by EL PAÍS political correspondent Javier Casqueiro of the Gad 3 poll for state broadcaster RTVE: "In the worst of scenarios, the PP, Vox and Ciudadanos would secure 157 seats [of 350] and in the best they would have 166, while the left, the PSOE, Podemos and Más País, would have in the worst case 147 seats and in the best 156. From there, speculation would begin of alliances with the Basque Nationalist Party, Canarian Coalition and the Catalan nationalists."

@simonhunter: EL PAÍS reporter Lucía Abellán: “The extreme parties are growing. The vertiginous rise of Vox, if the forecasts come true, and the appearance of the [anti-capitalist, far-left] CUP for the first time [in the lower house] would augur a Congress with more extreme voices, albeit from different sides.”

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 20:16:17 +0200

EL PAÍS reporter Lucía Abellán: “The extreme parties are growing. The vertiginous rise of Vox, if the forecasts come true, and the appearance of the [anti-capitalist, far-left] CUP for the first time [in the lower house] would augur a Congress with more extreme voices, albeit from different sides.”

@simonhunter: Here is a graph of the GAD3 poll for state broadcaster RTVE. The inner semicircle represents the results of the April 28 general election, and the outer shows the prediction for tonight's result

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 20:10:11 +0200

Here is a graph of the GAD3 poll for state broadcaster RTVE. The inner semicircle represents the results of the April 28 general election, and the outer shows the prediction for tonight's result

@simonhunter: According to the macro-survey from state broadcaster RTVE, the right-wing parties will beat out the left at today's Spanish general election. The Socialist Party and Unidas Podemos are set to lose seats compared to April's poll. The PP and Vox are predicted to gain a lot of votes, while Ciudadanos will be the big loser of the night. Here is the prediction of seats according to the RTVE poll:PSOE: 114-119PP: 85-90Vox: 56-59Podemos: 30-34Cs: 14-15Catalan Republican Left: 13-14Junts: 6-7PNV: 6-7CUP: 3-4Bildu: 3-4Más País: 3Navarra Suma: 2Coalición Canaria: 1-2Otros: 1-3

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 20:05:17 +0200

According to the macro-survey from state broadcaster RTVE, the right-wing parties will beat out the left at today's Spanish general election. The Socialist Party and Unidas Podemos are set to lose seats compared to April's poll. The PP and Vox are predicted to gain a lot of votes, while Ciudadanos will be the big loser of the night. Here is the prediction of seats according to the RTVE poll:

PSOE: 114-119

PP: 85-90

Vox: 56-59

Podemos: 30-34

Cs: 14-15

Catalan Republican Left: 13-14

Junts: 6-7

PNV: 6-7

CUP: 3-4

Bildu: 3-4

Más País: 3

Navarra Suma: 2

Coalición Canaria: 1-2

Otros: 1-3

@simonhunter: Polling stations across Spain are now closed, with the exception of the Canary Islands, which will close an hour later. Spaniards have had 11 hours to cast their votes today.

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 20:01:51 +0200

Polling stations across Spain are now closed, with the exception of the Canary Islands, which will close an hour later. Spaniards have had 11 hours to cast their votes today.

@simonhunter: This tweet makes reference to Ciudadanos leader Albert Rivera's use of a broken paving stone as a prop during the pre-election televised debatehttps://twitter.com/Proscojoncio/status/1193466825784414209

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 19:55:27 +0200

This tweet makes reference to Ciudadanos leader Albert Rivera's use of a broken paving stone as a prop during the pre-election televised debate

https://twitter.com/Proscojoncio/status/1193466825784414209

@simonhunter: "This year I'm going to vote more times than I'm going to go to the gym"https://twitter.com/bensonsenora/status/1172079511036465152

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 19:53:54 +0200

"This year I'm going to vote more times than I'm going to go to the gym"

https://twitter.com/bensonsenora/status/1172079511036465152

@simonhunter: As ever, Twitter users have plenty of memes and amusing takes on today's elections."Voting in 2015, voting in 2019"https://twitter.com/Ygritte_Snow/status/1191833121936871424

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 19:53:28 +0200

As ever, Twitter users have plenty of memes and amusing takes on today's elections.

"Voting in 2015, voting in 2019"

https://twitter.com/Ygritte_Snow/status/1191833121936871424

@simonhunter: From EL PAÍS political reporter Javier Casqueiro. “Another thrilling night lies ahead with these elections. All of the surveys and polling we are receiving in the newsroom, minutes before the polls close, suggest falls in seats for nearly all parties apart from the PP and Vox, which could see rises – modest for the PP, and in the case of the far-right group, a significant improvement that could see it clearly in the third position in parliament. They are predictions for now, but nearly all of them coincide.”

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 19:48:49 +0200

From EL PAÍS political reporter Javier Casqueiro. “Another thrilling night lies ahead with these elections. All of the surveys and polling we are receiving in the newsroom, minutes before the polls close, suggest falls in seats for nearly all parties apart from the PP and Vox, which could see rises – modest for the PP, and in the case of the far-right group, a significant improvement that could see it clearly in the third position in parliament. They are predictions for now, but nearly all of them coincide.”

@simonhunter: A tweet from Spain's Interior Ministry"354 journalists from 63 media outlets are covering the #10N election day from the National Data Distribution Center in Madrid" https://twitter.com/interiorgob/status/1193595133037613056

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 19:40:40 +0200

A tweet from Spain's Interior Ministry

"354 journalists from 63 media outlets are covering the #10N election day from the National Data Distribution Center in Madrid"

https://twitter.com/interiorgob/status/1193595133037613056

@simonhunter: The town that voted in 32 seconds, a voting official dressed as a bear, and other anecdotes from Spain’s November 10 general electionhttp://cort.as/-UNNT

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 19:35:03 +0200

The town that voted in 32 seconds, a voting official dressed as a bear, and other anecdotes from Spain’s November 10 general election

http://cort.as/-UNNT

@simonhunter: Juan López de Uralde of left-wing Unidas Podemos encourages people to participate in the elections in this tweet. “Better to get out and vote in what you believe in, than to complain in a bar for the next four years if the result is not what you expected.”https://twitter.com/juralde/status/1193576929414266883

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 19:21:42 +0200

Juan López de Uralde of left-wing Unidas Podemos encourages people to participate in the elections in this tweet. “Better to get out and vote in what you believe in, than to complain in a bar for the next four years if the result is not what you expected.”

https://twitter.com/juralde/status/1193576929414266883

@simonhunter: The 6pm voter turnout figure of 56.8% is, together with the same figure at the 2016 general election, the worst since the year 2000.

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 19:19:08 +0200

The 6pm voter turnout figure of 56.8% is, together with the same figure at the 2016 general election, the worst since the year 2000.

@simonhunter: Pascual Huguet casts his vote in the Sortidor civic center in Barcelona with a sign that says: "I’m gonna vote, don’t hit me." Huguet says his son was beaten up by police when he went to vote in the unauthorized referendum on Catalan independence on October 1, 2017.

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 19:17:56 +0200

Pascual Huguet casts his vote in the Sortidor civic center in Barcelona with a sign that says: "I’m gonna vote, don’t hit me." Huguet says his son was beaten up by police when he went to vote in the unauthorized referendum on Catalan independence on October 1, 2017.

@simonhunter: Two nuns vote at a polling station in Madrid. Photo: SAMUEL SÁNCHEZ

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 19:17:39 +0200

Two nuns vote at a polling station in Madrid. Photo: SAMUEL SÁNCHEZ