The Popular Party lost its absolute majority in the May 17 Andalusian regional elections after gaining more votes than ever but losing five seats due to the rise of Adelante Andalucía. The PSOE suffered its worst historical result with 28 seats. Vox gains influence and will condition Juan Manuel Moreno's next government.
The May 17 results confirm that Juan Manuel Moreno's PP obtained 1.73 million votes, 9.2% more than in 2022, but lost its absolute majority, dropping from 58 to 53 seats. The Andalusian nationalist party Adelante Andalucía quadrupled its deputies to eight after more than doubling its support to over 400,000 votes.
Moreno stated that the outcome gives him "room to maneuver to govern alone" and rejected accepting the "national priority" demanded by Vox. "Our priority is the Andalusian priority," he stressed.
Vox secretary general Ignacio Garriga said his party has "the capacity to make the new government start walking" and left open the possibility of entering the executive. Alberto Núñez Feijóo launched the campaign toward general elections from Madrid: "Spain wants change and change is closer."
