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Spanish Prime Minister and Socialist Party candidate Pedro Sanchez gestures to supporters gathered at the party headquarters waiting for results of the general election in Madrid, Sunday, April 28, 2019. Spain's governing Socialists won the country's national election Sunday but will need the backing of smaller parties to stay in power, while a far-right party rode a groundswell of support to enter the lower house of parliament for the first time in four decades, provisional results showed. (AP Photo/Andrea Comas)

Socialists top the polls in Spain, but no majority

By Barry Hatton - Associated Press

Spanish Prime Minister and Socialist Party candidate Pedro Sanchez speaks to supporters gathered at the party headquarters waiting for results of the general election in Madrid, Sunday, April 28, 2019. Spain's governing Socialists won the country's national election Sunday but will need the backing of smaller parties to stay in power, while a far-right party rode a groundswell of support to enter the lower house of parliament for the first time in four decades, provisional results showed. At left is his wife Maria Begona Gomez. (AP Photo/Andrea Comas)

The Latest: Spain’s Socialists rule out coalition after vote

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FILE - In this Saturday, March 2, 2019 photo, a Moroccan worker collects tomatoes in a greenhouse in El Ejido, a municipality of Almeria province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Surrounded by miles of greenhouses known locally as the &quot;Sea of Plastic,&quot; the town of El Ejido was where the upstart far-right Vox Party made its most impressive gains during Sunday's national elections. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)

Far-right in Spain sweeps town with anti-migrant message

By RENATA BRITO and JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

A man inspects the ballot papers at a polling station before voting for the general election in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, April 28, 2019. Galvanized by the Catalan crisis, Spain's far right is set to enter Parliament for the first time in decades while the Socialist government tries to cling on to power in Spain's third election in four years. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Socialists win Spain election, far-right emerges as player

By ARITZ PARRA and JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

With 60% of the votes counted, Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez got 29% of the vote. This is Spain's third general election in four years. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Pedro Sanchez poised to win most votes in Spanish election

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

An poster featuring Popular Party leader Pablo Casado looks down from a building on election day in Madrid, Sunday, April 28, 2019. A divided Spain voted Sunday in its third general election in four years, with all eyes on whether a far-right party will enter Parliament for the first time in decades and potentially help unseat the Socialist government. (AP Photo/Andrea Comas)

Spain’s election reshuffles party standings on the right

By JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

A man casts his vote at a polling station for the general election in Pamplona, Spain, Sunday, April 28, 2019. A divided Spain is voting in its third general election in four years, with all eyes on whether the rise of conservative nationalism will allow the right wing to unseat the incumbent prime minister. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

The Latest: Spain’s ruling Socialist Party wins election

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In this Monday, April 15, 2019 photo, Spanish Prime Minister and Socialist Party candidate Pedro Sanchez interacts with retirees at the end of an election campaign event in Leganes, outskirts of Madrid, Spain. Socialist leader Pedro Sánchez and incumbent Prime Minister is aiming to pull off yet another unexpected political turnaround. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

5 candidates vying to become Spain’s next prime minister

By JOSEPH WILSON and ARITZ PARRA - Associated Press

Spain's Prime Minister and Socialist Party candidate Pedro Sanchez greets to supporters during the closing campaign event in Valencia, Spain, Friday April 26, 2019. Appealing to Spain's large pool of undecided voters, top candidates on both the right and left are urging Spaniards to choose wisely and keep the far-right at bay in Sunday's general election. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)

AP Explains: Polarized and undecided, Spain heads to polls

By JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

Spanish Prime Minister and Socialist Party candidate Pedro Sanchez applauds to supporters during an election campaign event in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, April 25, 2019. Spain is preparing to hold its third parliamentary election in less than four years. But even though the exercise is familiar, uncertainty surrounds the election's outcome. Polls indicate a substantial share of voters, about one-third, hadn't decided by the final week of campaigning how they would mark their ballots on Sunday. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Top Spanish candidates urge voters to keep far-right at bay

By Aritz Parra - Associated Press

People walk past a billboard of Spanish Prime Minister and Socialist Party candidate Pedro Sánchez in Madrid, Spain, Friday, April 26, 2019. Appealing to Spain's large pool of undecided voters, top candidates on both the right and left are urging Spaniards to choose wisely and keep the far-right at bay in Sunday's general election. (AP Photo/Andrea Comas)

The Latest: Feminists disrupt far-right Vox rally in Spain

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FILE - In this June 28, 2018 photo, Guardia Civil officers stand guard as migrants stay at a makeshift emergency center for migrants at Barbate's municipal sports center, in the south of Spain, after being rescued by Spain's Maritime Rescue Service in the Strait of Gibraltar. Spain appears to have stemmed a surge in illegal migration that made it the main Mediterranean entry point for migrants seeking ways into Europe by increasing Morocco's involvement in border control. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)

Migrant arrivals plunge in Spain after deals with Morocco

By RENATA BRITO - Associated Press

In this Saturday, April 6, 2019, photo, a supporter of Spain's far-right Vox Party waves the Spanish and VOX flag during a party event in Leganes, outskirts of Madrid, Spain. A substantial pool of undecided voters and a right-wing splintered by a rising populist party are making confident predictions harder to come by as Spain prepares for its third parliamentary election in less than four years. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) ** FILE **

Vox, Spain far-right populist party, looks for election gains

By Martin Arostegui — Special to The Washington Times

In this Monday, April 15, 2019 photo, Spanish Prime Minister and Socialist Party candidate Pedro Sanchez interacts with retirees at the end of an election campaign event in Leganes, outskirts of Madrid, Spain. Socialist leader Pedro Sánchez and incumbent Prime Minister is aiming to pull off yet another unexpected political turnaround. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

A look at the candidates in Spain’s general election

By JOSEPH WILSON and ARITZ PARRA - Associated Press

In this Saturday, April 6, 2019 photo, supporters of Spain's far-right Vox Party wave Spanish and VOX flags during a party event in Leganes, on the outskirts of Madrid, Spain. A substantial pool of undecided voters and a right-wing splintered by a rising populist party are making confident predictions harder to come by as Spain prepares for its third parliamentary election in less than four years. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Spain election dominated by uncertainty, splintered right

By JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

Members of an emergency team stand on a road leading to a cave at the base of the Teide volcano, where a mother and son were found in Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Canary Islands, Spain, Wednesday, April 24, 2019. The bodies of a German woman and her 10-year-old son were found in a cave in the Canary island of Tenerife, on Wednesday said the Civil Guard, adding that the boy's father, who was also German, had been arrested. (AP Photo/Andres Gutierrez)

German woman, son found dead in Canary island cave

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Tomas Ruiz pushes his suitcase as he is accompanied by his father Pablo at the International Airport Ministro Pistarini before boarding a plane to Ireland, in Ezeiza, Argentina, Thursday, April 4, 2019. Ruiz holds a European passport by descent, and is returning to the home country of his grandparents, far from Argentina's sizzling inflation, high unemployment and sharp currency depreciation. (AP Photo/Tomas F. Cuesta)

Argentines return to Europe to escape economic uncertainty

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO - Associated Press

This Feb. 22, 2019 image from surveillance video at the North Korean Embassy to Spain in Madrid, contained in Department of Justice documents presented by federal prosecutors, shows U.S. Marine veteran Christopher Ahn as he prepares to enter the embassy. Ahn, suspected of involvement in a mysterious dissident group's February raid on North Korea's embassy, has been denied bond by a federal judge and must stay in custody. Ahn appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom on Tuesday, April 23. The charges against Ahn haven't been made public. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)

No bond for veteran suspected in N. Korea embassy attack

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and MICHAEL BALSAMO - Associated Press

From left to right, Spanish election four runner-ups candidates Popular Party's Pablo Casado, Unidas Podemos's Pablo Iglesias, Prime Minister and Socialist Party Pedro Sánchez, Citizens party's Albert Rivera pose for the media prior the start of the second televised live debate ahead of Sunday's general election in San Sebastian de los Reyes, outskirts of Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, April 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Spain: PM rules out post-election alliance with center-right

By ARITZ PARRA - Associated Press

In this April 10, 2019, file photo, Director of Lagunes ranch Ignacio Enrile Sanchez de Ibarguen, right, talks with Vox's Ciudad Real provincial candidate Ricardo Chamorro, center, at Lagunes ranch, central Spain. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Spain’s rural regions become fierce battleground for votes

By Artiz Parra - Associated Press