Spain's Regional Elections: Conservative Opposition Claims Victory and Surges Right.

Spain's ruling Socialists suffered heavy losses to opposition conservatives in Sunday's local election, with the conservative People's Party (PP) likely to take control of most regions. The gains for the PP indicate the conservatives could unseat the current left-wing coalition led by the Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE) if they replicate the performance in national elections by December. The counting showed a return to a two-party system dominated by the PSOE and PP after a decade of greater involvement by smaller parties such as the left-wing Podemos and centrist Ciudadanos.