Spain's conservative People's Party win in Galicia regional elections
Spain's conservative opposition People's Party (PP) retained its absolute majority in the northwest region of Galicia on Sunday in a close-run regional election. Alfonso Rueda, the victorious Galician regional president, said it was a victory for common sense. "Everybody was talking about Galicia today. Everybody was expectant about Galicia. Everybody was watching us," Rueda said following his win. The right-wing PP won 40 seats in the 75-seat regional assembly, The Galician Nationalist Bloc finished second with 25 seats followed by the Socialist Party with nine seats. The party’s national lea...