Polls Open In Tight General Election In Spain

Voting began at 9:00 am and will continue until 8 pm.

Update: 2015-12-20 16:05 GMT
(Left to Right) Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias, Ciudadanos leader, Albert Rivera, Spanish Socialist Party leader, Pedro Sanchez and Spanish Prime Minister and Popular Party leader, Mariano Rajoy speak during their electoral campaign. (Photo: AFP)

Madrid: Polling stations opened across Spain on Sunday in what is expected to be one of the most closely-fought contests in its modern history, as two dynamic new parties take on the country's long-established giants.

Voting began at 9:00 am (0800 GMT) and will continue until 8 pm (1900 GMT), with partial official results expected some two hours later.

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