Editorial: El País

• Galicia goes to the polls today amid a heated political scene.
• The protagonists of the elections are Alberto Núñez Feijóo and Pedro Sánchez, albeit through surrogates.
• The main challenges facing Galicia are depopulation and a public health crisis.
• The PP, which has governed Galicia for 36 of the 42 years of autonomy, aims to maintain its current majority in seats.
• The electoral participation expected for these elections will probably surpass that of last year.
• Polls suggest that the PP may maintain an absolute majority, but could also lose it.
• Higher participation could lead to an alternate government.
• For the first time, a nationalist party (BNG) and a woman (Ana Pontón) have chances to lead the Government of Galicia.

Conclusion: The outcome of these elections will have a significant impact on national politics and on the way the PP conducts opposition. Those who consider Spain a flawed democracy will be able to witness today's elections debunking that assertion.

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