Spain has started voting in a repeat election to decide if they want the radical change promised by the far-left coalition. The polls, which opened at 0700 GMT nationwide, are pitting voters hungry for change in a country with high unemployment, against those who fear radical reform would worsen the current situation.

Voters in Spain wanted to break a six-month political deadlock after political parties failed to come to an agreement following inconclusive results in the December 20 election. Opinion polls suggest the parliament that emerges this time will be just as fragmented as the previous one.

Four big parties and six smaller regional ones are likely to win seats in the 350-strong assembly, none of them coming close to a majority.