Spanish European Elections 2009 

The President of Comunidad de Madrid, Esperanza Aguirre (2nd), accompanied by (left to right) Francisco Granados Lerena, justice and interior affairs councillor, Paloma Adrados, employment and women affairs councillor and Juan José Güemes Barrios, healthcare councillor at a press conference after Partido Popular (Popular Party) leader Mariano Rajoy announced PP had beaten Socialist Party (PSOE) at the European Elections in Madrid on June 7, 2009. PP got 42.2 percent of votes, beating the ruling Socialist Party (PSOE), which won 38.5 percent of votes. ALAMY\Ervin Sarkisov