Photos from Spain's Deadlocked Election

This article was originally published on VICE Spain

It seems like bipartisanship died in Spain last night—at least that's been the feeling across the country since last night. The only clear message coming from the results of Sunday's general election is that the Spanish people have grown tired of the conservative Partido Popular (PP) and the center-left Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE) running the government in rotation for the last 30 years.

Challenging that establishment were the newly formed, anti-austerity Podemos and liberal Ciudadanos. In the end, the PP got 28.72 percent of the vote, the PSOE 22.0 percent, Podemos 20.66 percent, and Ciudadanos 13.93 percent. Since PSOE hardly got a majority, all four parties must now begin the negotiations necessary to form a coalition.

A little before the first results started rolling in, we made our way to the Madrid headquarters of each party: The PP had set up shop in Calle Génova, the PSOE in Calle Ferraz, the Ciudadanos in the Hotel Eurobuilding, and the Podemos in Plaza Reina Sofia. All around, the mood was somber—no one really expected to win, which is exactly what happened. Except in the Podemos headquarters, that is—for a party that was only founded in March 2014 to compete that closely with the old guard is a big feat.

Here are some photos we took on the streets of Madrid last night.