Voters in 'empty Spain' in focus ahead of election Just kilometres from one of Spain's prettiest towns, Albarracin, where distinctive pink-hued medieval houses act as a tourist magnet, other villages are dead. Ahead of an election on Sunday that is tipped to be a tight race in which every seat will count, this depopulation of the Spanish interior and the problems it causes for rural voters has become a focus of attention. IMAGES and SOUNDBITES