It was a bad night for Spain's largest parties as a higher than expected number of Spaniards expressed their discontent in the current political system by casting their ballots for a swathe of smaller — mostly left-wing parties.
Spain's ruling Popular Party (PP) and the main opposition party, the socialist PSOE between them managed to grab only just over half of the 54 Spanish seats on offer in the European Parliament.
Here is the full preliminary breakdown of the results on the night which saw Spain's 'big two' punished by a disenchanted electorate.
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