The Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE) will challenge the decision of the Central Electoral Council (JEC) in the Supreme Court to reject the review of the 30,302 invalid votes registered in Madrid in July’s elections, socialist sources told the EFE bureau.
The sources indicated to EFE that they have not yet decided on the date to file the appeal, at a time when there is still a week left for the composition of the General Cortes (parliament) based on the results of the elections of July 23.
With this revision, the PSOE hopes to regain the seat that the People’s Party (PP, right) had given it after the recount of votes abroad.
The Socialists had asked to review the 30,302 Nils registered after the end of voting in Madrid, confirming one extra MP for the PP (137) and one less for the PSOE (121) due to the resident vote voters abroad.
On 30 July, the Electoral Council of Madrid rejected the PSOE’s request, at the time considering that there were “no grounds for possible irregularities”.
The PP won the parliamentary elections on 23 July, but failed to secure an absolute majority.
The parliament elected by national law will be formally constituted on August 17 and only then will the King of Spain, Felipe VI, begin a round of contacts with the parties to designate a prime ministerial candidate, who will have to be approved by the plenary assembly of delegates.
The PSOE was the second most voted party but, unlike the PP, still has opportunities to gain parliamentary support to form a new government.
Source: DN
