The unprecedented repeat election comes after political parties that won seats in Parliament last December were unable to decide on which of them should take power. Mariano Rajoy, the party's leader and incumbent prime minister, couldn't get enough support from rival parties to form either a minority government or a coalition. The Popular Party has also been engulfed by corruption scandals in recent years, with jailed party treasurer Luis Barcenas telling investigators about a scheme of illegal contributions and donations to the party. The Socialists are fighting smaller scandals of their own, involving allegations that former party members ran a fraud scheme by syphoning off public funds. The polls indicate the Popular Party will again capture most votes but will still fall short of a parliamentary majority, returning Spain to limbo as the parties renew their negotiations.