After republican parties and their allies came away with a convincing victory, the king left the country and the Second Spanish Republic was proclaimed.
A provisional government was formed shortly thereafter, with national elections scheduled for later in the year.
Since 1923, Spain had been a dictatorship with the approval of the reigning monarch at the time: Alfonso XIII.
According to the 1877 municipal law, the population-seat relationship on each municipality was to be established on the following scale:[1] The 1907 election law established that councillors should be elected in districts consisting of 4 members, although 3 to 7 member districts were also allowed.
[3] Results showed a win of the Republicans by a large margin in Asturias, Aragon and Catalonia.