The PSOE (Spanish Socialist Worker’s Party has suffered a heavy defeat in Spanish regional and municipal elections of May 22. confirming a heavy penalization of its neoliberal policies.   

From 66.2% of voters who went to the polls Sunday, only 27.81% voted for the ruling party, against 37.34% for the Popular Party (PP). The only reaction of José Luis Zapatero facing this historic defeat is to “regret not having been able to explain the dimension of the crisis.”

Izquierda Unida (IU) is the third political force with 6.3%, increasing the number of votes and elected representatives in comparison to 2007. IU also took the opportunity to reiterate its support for the ongoing social movements in Spain and in particular for the thousands of people that asked for “Real Democracy” and that were occupying since May 15 Puerta del Sol, Madrid's main square. Spontaneous and peaceful, the movement “15 May” bears many political demands, urging to strength democracy and social security.

Even though, Basque Country was dominated by the PNV (Nationalist Christian Democratic Party), the Bildu (left coalition) become the second force with 25% of the votes and the biggest number of elected in the region.