New poll confirms Spanish parties will be forced to reach elusive deals

In a Metroscopia poll published in El País on the 6 June 2016, the left wing United Left-Podemos alliance was second, with 25.5% support versus 28.5% percent for the conservative Popular Party PP, 20.2% for the Socialists and 16.6% for the centrist Ciudadanos.

A further report from research firm CIS confirmed this trend on the 9 June 2016.

ESO: Background information: Spaniards to vote again http://www.europeansources.info/record/spaniards-to-vote-again/

ESO: Key Source: Spanish general election, 2016 http://www.europeansources.info/record/spanish-general-election-2016/

El País: Tag: Spanish Elections http://elpais.com/agr/spanish_elections/

Politico, 09.06.16: Podemos flat-packs its politics with Ikea-style manifesto http://www.politico.eu/article/podemos-flat-packs-its-politics-with-ikea-style-manifesto/

The Local.es, 09.06.16: Spain's Podemos set to beat Socialists into second place http://www.thelocal.es/20160609/podemos-coalition-set-to-beat-spains-socialist

Euro|Topics: Debates, June 2016: A second attempt at installing a new Spanish parliament http://www.eurotopics.net/en/160608/a-second-attempt-at-installing-a-new-spanish-parliament

BBC News, 10.06.16: Podemos gains as Spain launches new election campaign http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36498934

The Guardian, 12.06.16: Unidos Podemos: Spain’s leftwing alliance hoping to end political impasse https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/12/unidos-podemos-spain-election-leftwing-alliance-united-left

El País, 10.06.16: Second election campaign kicks off in Spain, but no party is yielding http://elpais.com/elpais/2016/06/10/inenglish/1465546454_358586.html

Blog: Open Europe, 10.06.16: Spanish election: Look left for the key battleground http://openeurope.org.uk/today/blog/spanish-elections-look-left-key-battleground/

EurActiv, 15.06.16: Spain’s disposable workers a hot election issue http://www.euractiv.com/section/elections/news/spains-disposable-workers-a-hot-button-election-issue/

EUObserver, 15.06.16: Spain's Podemos sees a clear path to power https://euobserver.com/beyond-brussels/133828

EurActiv, 22.06.16: Spaniards fear a ‘Groundhog Day’ election http://www.euractiv.com/section/elections/news/spaniards-fear-a-groundhog-day-election/

Politico, 22.06.16: Joaquín Almunia: ‘Spain is playing with fire’ http://www.politico.eu/article/spain-elections-joaquin-almunia-we-cant-put-spains-future-in-the-hands-of-podemos/

The Conversation, 22.06.16: Spain steels itself for another election after months with no government https://theconversation.com/spain-steels-itself-for-another-election-after-months-with-no-government-60675

El País, 22.06.16: It’s useless to vote for Rajoy and it’s useless to vote for Iglesias http://elpais.com/elpais/2016/06/22/inenglish/1466581498_031145.html

El País, 21.06.16: Seven-way debate offers little hope of viable post-election government http://elpais.com/elpais/2016/06/21/inenglish/1466496491_503406.html

The Local.es, 22.06.16: Spanish elections: What are the possible outcomes? http://www.thelocal.es/20160622/spanish-elections-what-are-the-possible-outcomes-pp-psoe-podemos-cuidadanos

El País, 24.06.16: Spain’s parties use Brexit to advance their own agenda ahead of Sunday’s elections http://elpais.com/elpais/2016/06/24/inenglish/1466762780_229519.html

Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 25.06.16: Spanish general election preview: The multi-party system is here to stay http://bit.ly/28U9mf5

Deutsche Welle, 25.06.16: Fed up with politics, Spanish voters expected to skip election http://dw.com/p/1JBAp

The Local.es, 25.06.16: Radicalism or safety first? Spain wavers before vote http://www.thelocal.es/20160625/radicalism-or-the-devil-you-know-spain-wavers-before-vote

EUObserver, 25.06.16: Deja vu as jaded Spanish voters head to polls https://euobserver.com/beyond-brussels/134021

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