March 30: A Tiny Regional Election Could Be A Big Problem For Spain, And Therefore All Of Europe

by Mamta Badkar

Spain’s ruling People’s Party failed to secure a majority in Andalusia’s regional elections on Sunday. In his latest note, Nomura’s senior political analyst Alastair Newton said this would be a significant setback to efforts to bring in Spain’s deficit.

Constitutional autonomy in many of these regions makes party links crucial to determining the policies of the regional governments. From Newton:

“Governance of Spain’s regions is a key factor in deficit control, with [...]