The leftist political bloc in Spain held the advantage over its rightist rivals in Sunday's national election, according to a tally of results from the interior ministry with 95 percent of votes counted. The Socialists of outgoing Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez led with 123 seats in the 350-seat parliament with the far-left Unidas Podemos on 42, leaving the two parties combined 11 seats short of a majority. The right-wing mainstream conservative PP party was pegged at just 65 seats, with centre-right Ciudadanos on 57 and far-right Vox on 24. There was speculation before the election about a possible coalition between the Socialist Party and Ciudadanos though both parties' leaders have ruled it out. Meanwhile, Unidos Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias said he can now work on forming a left-wing coalition government.
