The majority of the rest was shared between two entirely new parties, Podemos and the Citizens party. Podemos scored 20.7 percent, which was disappointing only when compared with the 30 percent plus it had commanded in the polls shortly after its formation in 2014. It lost support in 2015 in part because of the beating being dealt out to Syriza, but also because of the rise of the even newer Citizens party, which described itself as a “progressive” party espousing a program of social, cultural and economic liberalism.
