Spain‘s new anti-corruption movements Podemos have made gains in local and regional elections, at the expense of traditional main parties. With the count almost completed, the governing People’s Party (PP) has won the most votes with 27%. But it may have lost the Madrid city council for the first time in 20 years. (BBC)

A group backed by Podemos, the anti-austerity party that burst onto Spain’s political scene a year ago, seized control of Barcelona City Hall and its allies may be able to add Madrid. (Bloomberg)