Parliament of Andalusia election, 2008

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Elections to the Parliament of Andalusia were held in Andalusia in Spain on 9 March 2008.^[1][2]

The incumbent Manuel Chaves González, who has been ruling for more than a decade, was reelected with a slightly reduced majority. The Andalusian Party failed to enter the regional parliament for the first time.^[3][4]

[edit] Results

• Spanish Socialist Workers' Party: 48.2% (–1.8%), 56 seats (–5)
• People's Party: 38.6% (+7.0%), 47 seats (+10)
• United Left: 7.1% (–0.4%), 6 seats (±0)
• Andalusian Party: 2.8% (–3.3%), no seats (–5)
• others: 3.3% (–1.5%), no seats (±0)

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