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In sunglasses, handheld fans pressed to faces, many sporting swimwear and a pair of shorts, Spaniards have been pouring into hot and sticky polling stations.
They say there was too much at stake to miss casting their ballot.
Father-of-three Sergio said many Spaniards were angry and anxious about the prospect of having extreme right party in government.
"My 15-year-old daughter is worried about women’s rights, my gay friends concerned about theirs," he told me.
Another voter, 23-year-old Carlos insisted it was time for an end to left-wing government in Spain.
"I just don’t feel represented," he said. "I want traditional values to be defended. I feel like they’re disappearing."
These are the kind of culture wars we’ve seen in a number of European countries now.
But after a poisonous election campaign, Spain is so polarised, it’ll be hard for whoever forms the next government to unite all the country behind them. Will they even try?
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