SOCIALISTS SET BACK IN SPAIN PARTY MAY LOSE ITS PARLIAMENTARY MAJORITY, EARLY PROJECTIONS FIND

From: The Boston Globe | Date: October 30, 1989| Author: Associated Press | Copyright information

MADRID - The Socialist Party suffered setbacks in general elections yesterday and may lose its parliamentary majority, according to unofficial projections and a sampling of ballots. They indicated the governing party would get about 40 percent of the vote and still hold the most seats in parliament.

"We have won the elections, we're the party with the most votes," said Jose Maria Benegas, general secretary of the Socialist Party. "But at this time, our figures don't allow us to...

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