Socialists winners in Spain, neck and neck with Esquerra in Catalonia, says exit poll
Far right makes breakthrough with 36-38 seats, with left-wing Spanish parties needing pro-independence parties to govern, according to survey
The Socialist party has won the Spanish election, according to an exit poll released at 8pm, as polling stations closed.
The survey gives Spanish president Pedro Sánchez's candidacy 116-121 seats, followed by the People's Party (69-73), Ciudadanos (48-49) and Unidas Podemos (42-45).
The far-right Vox party will make its debut in Spain's Congress with 36-38 seats, says the survey by Catalan public TV and other media.
In Catalonia, Esquerra has come first with 13-14seats, winning the election for the first time since the 1930s. It is neck and neck with the Socialists (12-13).
En Comú Podem (the Catalan allies of Unidas Podemos, 8 seats), Ciutadans (5), Junts per Catalunya (5), and the People's Party (2) follow, says the poll.
Vox also makes a breakthrough in Catalonia with one seat, along with the far-left pro-independence Front Republicà party, which also has one seat.
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