RADIO CASARES HOSTS SPECIAL ELECTION DEBATE LIVE ON AIR

Radio Casares hosted a special election debate yesterday. The event saw representatives of the different political parties seeking votes come on air to present their platforms and to debate the issues before voting take place on Sunday for the Andalucian parliament. The snap regional election was called in January and over six million voters will go to the polls to elect 109 representatives in the regional parliament. The parliament will decide on the President of the Regional Government. Voters cast their votes using the proportional representation system in a secret ballot. The Socialist Party has dominated the regional parliament since voting for the body began in 1982. Radio Casares has been carrying interviews with the prospective candidates daily on morning show La Voz de la Mañana.

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.