Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez boosted his support during the final days of the election campaign to deny his right-wing opponents a majority in parliament. While the center-right People’s Party won the most seats, with 136, the right-wing bloc got only 170 in total, with 96% of the ballots counted. Sanchez’s Socialists returned 122 deputies and, with a wider range of potential partners, could potentially muster 172 votes. That result leaves neither one of the main parties able to reach the 176 votes needed for an outright majority in the 350-strong chamber and potentially leaves a Catalan separatist group with ... (full story)