CASARES VOTES FOPR LEFT WING PARTIES IN THE EUROPEAN ELECTIONS

The voters of Casares gave overwleming support to the two parties of the left, the Socialist and the United Left, in last Sunday's European elections. Both parties won 457 votes each, that's 34 per cent each of the total vote. The United Left won 142 more votes than in the 2009 elections , while the Socialist Party share also increased by 52 votes. The Partido Popular saw its share of the vote decline and they are now in third place with 176 votes, a 50 per cent drop in support. The bid surpise of the elction was strong showing of the recently formed Podemos party which won 84 votes , maing them the fourth largest party in Casares. The other new party, UPyD won 46 votes, again a good showing for such a new organisation. United Left spokesman Guzman Ahumada said the strong turn out for his party showed popular support for its policy of opposing cuts in local services. Socialist Party spokesman Antonio Munoz welcomed the strong level of support for his party in Casares and throughout Andalucia. The Partido Popular said the results showed it had failed to mobilise its voters to turn out in the elections.