People’s Party

Rule Changes

Main opposition; projected largest party

Spain votes on November 29, months ahead of schedule. Pedro Sánchez called a snap general election Monday, a day after parliament rejected the emergency housing decrees his minority government had rushed out in response to nationwide protests.

Updated Yesterday

Rule Changes

Governs Andalusia with absolute majority

Andalusia voted Sunday to return Juanma Moreno's center-right People's Party (PP) to power with an absolute majority. The PP took roughly 56 to 59 of 109 seats in Spain's most populous region, enough to govern alone for another four-year term.

Updated May 17

Force in Play

Largest bloc in dissolved House; pushing for democratic charter and early election

Thailand's prime minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, dissolved parliament barely three months into his term. He called a snap election while Thai troops trade artillery fire with Cambodia along an 800-kilometre border.

Updated May 15