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    Socialist Pedro Sanchez is set to hang on as prime minister by cobbling together a left-leaning government coalition and he may not even need any votes from Catalan separatists, early returns in the Spanish general election suggested. With 43 percent of the vote counted, the Socialists are on track to win 129 seats, up from 85 in 2016. Its left-wing ally Podemos has another 40 seats while the Basque Nationalists, another group close to Sanchez, has six. That would give Sanchez 175 seats, just shy of the 176 he needs for a majority. The Socialists might be able to find that final vote from a party from the Canary ... (full story)

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joancb
Apr 28, 2019 5:36pm
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Results:
Red: socialists,
Yellow:Catalonia
Green and Blue: Basque Country.
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Hutch
Apr 28, 2019 8:59pm
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I hope that the remarks that some non-Spanish, (or non-Catalan) subscribers with no personal knowledge or affinity with Spain or its history make on this story-thread are recognized for what they are.. uninformed. I dont share @johancbs views but respect that his views are from the heart. And deserve respect. The only practical takaway for FX traders is that there is no significant anti-EU shift in Spanish politics, and that the populist fascist resurgence via VOX failed to make the progress the media were scaring markets into imagining. So can...
I am, as you say, non-Spanish and uninformed but news don't always tell the whole story. As a result, could you please tell us all, from your point of view, why Spaniards voted so massively to the left.
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2dollardog
Apr 28, 2019 5:47pm
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The media always spells 'FAR LEFT' wrong.
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2dollardog
Apr 30, 2019 7:36am
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Quoting Guest
I hope that the remarks that some non-Spanish, (or non-Catalan) subscribers with no personal knowledge or affinity with Spain or its history make on this story-thread are recognized for what they are.. uninformed. I dont share @johancbs views but respect that his views are from the heart. And deserve respect. The only practical takaway for FX traders is that there is no significant anti-EU shift in Spanish politics, and that the populist fascist resurgence via VOX failed to make the progress the media were scaring markets into imagining. So can...
Let us know how that works out for you. Keep in touch.
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Trader#CAEF
Apr 28, 2019 7:01pm
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I hope that the remarks that some non-Spanish, (or non-Catalan) subscribers with no personal knowledge or affinity with Spain or its history make on this story-thread are recognized for what they are.. uninformed.
I dont share @johancbs views but respect that his views are from the heart. And deserve respect.
The only practical takaway for FX traders is that there is no significant anti-EU shift in Spanish politics, and that the populist fascist resurgence via VOX failed to make the progress the media were scaring markets into imagining.
So can we move on now to the many more pertinent up coming event risk events for the Euro?
Its worth noting for some US subscribers that public opinion in Spain is one of the most critical in the World of the current US POTUS.
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