IS IT THE END OF THE SPANISH BIPARTISANSHIP?(ON THE RESULTS OF THE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN 2015 IN SPAIN)

Abstract

The article describes the results of the regional and national parliamentary elections in Spain in 2015. The reasons for the loss of the monopoly of ruling Conservative People’s Party and the Spanish Socialist Workers Party are revealed. The features of entering political arena of new «young» political forces such as the left party Podemos, and the right-populist party Ciudadanos are summarized. In addition, the problem of forming a coalition in the Parliament is analyzed and the prospects for Spain's exit of the political crisis are assessed.