As they voted on Sunday, many Spaniards let rip their anger with the two parties that have alternated power for decades - casting their ballot instead for two upstart political groupings.
With more than 90 percent of the votes counted, the PP have been dealt a crushing blow losing more than 60 seats, even if they did win the most votes.
Spanish firefighters were battling around 100 wildfires in the northwestern Asturias region on Sunday, where flames fed by strong winds forced the closure of roads and a rail line, officials said.
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.
