Spain faces political gridlock after ‘Pyrrhic’ victory for Popular Party

Spain appears to be heading for political gridlock after inconclusive national elections left parties on the right and left without a clear path towards forging a new government.

The conservative Popular Party won the election but fell short of its hopes of scoring a much bigger victory and forcing the removal of Pedro Sanchez, the Socialist prime minister. Instead, Alberto Nunez Feijoo’s party performed below expectations of most of the campaign polls.

Even though Sanchez’s ...