Spain's right poised for bitter victory as hung parliament beckons

Journalists work as they await the election results, outside the party PSOE headquarters, on the day of the general election, in Madrid, Spain, July 23, 2023. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

MADRID (Reuters) - No one party or bloc would win an outright majority in Spain's snap general election, according to a late tally with around 95% of votes counted on Sunday, despite the conservative People's Party (PP) being on course to beat the ruling Socialists.

The PP was poised to win 136 parliamentary seats in the 350-seat lower house, 47 more than in the previous election in 2019, the preliminary tally released by the Interior Ministry showed.