SPANISH POLLING

Hokitika Guardian, 21 November 1933, Page 5

SPANISH POLLING

RIGHT WING LEADS

PRESENT STATE OF PARTIES.

(Dmted Press Association—By Electrit 1 eiegrapb—Copyright .) MADRID, November 20. The general belief, based on the reports at midnight, is that the Right vVing Parties are triumphant in the elections. Owing to the women’s votes; Right W'ing victories are expected in at least twenty-five .of the provincial capitals. r J nere are official returns covering nearly half of the: seats. These show the state of Parties as follows: Agrarians 61 Popular Action Party 55 Radicals 25 ■Socialists ... 25 Conservative Republicans ... 4 Monarchists H COMMENT IN LONDON. LONDON, November 10. The “Daily Express’ ” Madrid correspondent says : It should be explained that in Spain, to-day, a Socialist means something very near a Communist, and the Right Party something very near a Monarchist. The latter is made up of 'Catholics, Agrarians and Monarchists There is no election cry for the return of the Monarchy, but the Right, known as Accion Popular, represents the wishes of those desiring a Monarchal Government.

SPANISH ELECTION. LONDON PRESS REPORT. LONDON, November 20. The “Daily Telegraph’s” Madrid correspondent says: “Astute Right politicians are almost as afraid of a Socialist, landslide as of an absolute Conservtive defeat, because a sweeping Conservative victory would be l bound to split the Right Coalition. The Socialists are now regretting their extrtmist speeches and their instigation of violence as the Right Party made full capital there from. A few isolated results were known to-night, being insufficient to indicate the final situation.

General San Jurjon, .who was sentenced to death for participation in General De Rivera’s 1923 coup, and whose sentence was later commuted to life imprisonment, which he .is now serving, was elected as a Right member for Melilla, in Spanish Morocco.

FURTHER PARTICULARS.

ELECTED AND defeated.

(Received this day, nt 11.10 a.m.) MADRID, November 20, Candidates elected include all do Riveros Fascist deputies, Barrette, director of the Fascist newspaper; also Count Romanones, and Premier Barrias; while those defeated are Alboroz (Foreign Affairs), Avello (Interior), Feced (Agriculture). Thus far 215 of 473 seats have been filled.

The election appears to have ended the stalemate. Socialists, Communists and Extremists are incensed at the verdict, some declaring the revolution is still coining and they will fight it out in the streets, if the election decision is adverse.