However, the failure to close the gap with the ruling Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (which increased its number of MPs by five) provoked a party crisis, in which some internal groups and supportive media questioned the leadership of Rajoy, who was said to be close to resigning.
Namun, kegagalan untuk memperkecil selisih dengan Partai Buruh Sosialis Spanyol (yang bertambah lima kursi di Parlemen) menyebabkan krisis di tubuh partai, di mana beberapa internal partai dan media pendukung mempertanyakan kepemimpinan Rajoy, yang diisukan akan mengundurkan diri.