[Breitbart] Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party suffered a historic defeat in Sunday’s regional elections in AndalucÃa, which once stood as a bastion of far-left politics in the country.The largest local "autonomous community" government in the country, AndalucÃa, was previously governed by the PSOE (Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party) for nearly four decades, from 1982 to 2018.
However, the devolved administrative government now appears to be solidly in control of the political right, as the PSOE saw its lowest vote share ever on Sunday at just 22.7 per cent, public broadcaster RTVE reported. The result will equate to just 28 seats in the 109-seat local legislature, down from 30 in 2022, 33 in 2018, and 47 in 2015.
The failed socialist campaign was led by MarÃa Jesús Montero, a former Finance Minister and longtime ally of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, both of whom have been dogged by corruption allegations.
Following the announcement of the results, Montero admitted that her party had fallen short, saying simply, "We take note."
"The citizens place us in the opposition, and from there we are going to exercise," she added.
In addition to the ongoing scandals involving alleged corruption at both the national and local levels against the PSOE, the drubbing also comes in the wake of January’s tragic high-speed train crash near Adamuz, in the province of Córdoba in AndalucÃa.
While investigations continue, public sentiment has widely blamed the Socialist government in Madrid, which oversees trains and rail infrastructure nationwide.