MADRID, May 22 (Reuters) - Spain's leading opposition party, the centre-right Popular Party, took a strong lead in regional elections in Castilla-La Mancha winning 48 percent of the votes, based on a tally of 23 percent of votes cast, the Interior Ministry reported on its website on Sunday.
The Socialists were trailing with 42 percent of the vote.
The Socialists have controlled the legislature in Castilla-La Mancha for 28 years and it was considered a key battleground in Sunday's local and regional election.
(Reporting by Judy MacInnes; editing by Fiona Ortiz) Keywords: SPAIN ELECTION/CASTILLA (judith.macinnes@thomsonreuters.com; 34 91 585 8340; Reuters Messaging: judith.macinnes.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2011. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
The Socialists were trailing with 42 percent of the vote.
The Socialists have controlled the legislature in Castilla-La Mancha for 28 years and it was considered a key battleground in Sunday's local and regional election.
(Reporting by Judy MacInnes; editing by Fiona Ortiz) Keywords: SPAIN ELECTION/CASTILLA (judith.macinnes@thomsonreuters.com; 34 91 585 8340; Reuters Messaging: judith.macinnes.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2011. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
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