Del bipartidismo a la pluralidad política en la Comunidad de Madridcambios territoriales (2011-2019)

Zusammenfassung

The current political situation is characterized by a splitting of the vote that has led to the weakening and, in some territories, end of bipartisanship, as is the case of the Community of Madrid (CM). The characteristic absolute majorities of the PP and the PSOE have been replaced with a more colourful range of government, where the need for making deals across the aisle is a necessary step to govern. This study analyses the reorganization and current situation of the CM’s political map. To achieve this, the study will be based upon the electoral results of the municipal elections of 2011, 2015 and 2019. The data will be provided by the “Ministerio del interior” and the Community of Madrid, as well as the Register from the “Instituto Nacional de Estadística”. After a bibliographic review of the studies carried out on Electoral Geography, a series of graphs and cartograms have been prepared that support the basis of this research, in which the municipalities’ size is the most representative variable. The result is a diverse scenario in the CM between 2011 and 2019. The situation has switched between a bipartisan leadership shared between PP and PSOE (PP especially), to a figurative map with a wider variety of political options, a greater political plurality. In other words, from a single-color map to a multicolored one in just eight years and with notable territorial differences.