Spain election 2023: Summer heatwave not stopping Spaniards from voting

As tourists enjoyed Barcelona's sandy beaches on Sunday, locals had other priorities: vote in a potentially close-run election that could see Spain's ruling Socialists lose power and a far-right party make up part of a new government for the first time in 50 years.

At a polling station in the seaside neighborhood of La Barceloneta, equipped with fans to help people stay cool, voters braved the heat to cast their ballots, saying they would only go for a dip after their civic duty.

Opinion polls show the election will likely produce a win for Alberto Núñez Feijóo's center-right People's Party, but to form a government it will need to partner with Santiago Abascal's far-right Vox.

This would be the first time a far-right party entered government since Francisco Franco's dictatorship ended in the 1970s.

Global's Joe Scarpelli reports.

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