Spanish Socialists lead in poll, but well short of a majority

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez gestures during a news conference after an extraordinary cabinet meeting in Madrid, Spain, February 15, 2019. REUTERS/Juan Medina

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Socialists are set to gain seats but fall well short of a majority in the snap election they called for April 28, a poll showed on Saturday, while a party on the far-right will enter parliament for the first time in nearly four decades.

Incumbent Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's Socialist Party will win 115-117 seats in the election, according to a GESOP poll published by El Periodico newspaper, short of a majority in the 350-seat legislature.