Voters in Spain head to the polls on July 23 to cast their votes and elect Spain's next government. PP secured between 145 and 150 seats, followed by the incumbent socialist party PSOE with between 113 and 118 seats, according to initial exit polls published by RTVE. It is so far unclear if the far right party Vox came in third or fourth, given that exit polls put it neck-to-neck with the left-leaning Sumar party. Exit polls suggest that the right wing bloc could potentially have a working majority. Spain's economy experienced a growth rate above 5% in 2022 and is set to expand by about 1.5% this year, according to the International Monetary Fund.

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Persons: Spain's, Javier Mostacero Carrera, Pedro Sanchez, RTVE, Vox, Francisco Franco, Alberto Feijóo's, Sanchez Organizations: Universitat de Barcelona, Voters, PP, Partido, PSOE, Vox, International Monetary Fund Locations: BARCELONA, SPAIN, Barcelona, Spain, Madrid