WestVirginiaRebel Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Breitbart:Spain's right romped towards a thumping victory in general elections Sunday, which would complete a clean-sweep rejection of governments in the crisis-torn eurozone nations.Bowed by a 21.5-percent jobless rate, economic stagnation and deep spending cuts, the 36-million-strong Spanish electorate was set to hand the right a crushing win over the ruling Socialists. Opposition Popular Party leader Mariano Rajoy has a lead of about 15 percentage points, latest polls showed, sufficient to secure an absolute majority in parliament and a free hand to reform. Spain would thus become the last of the so-called periphery eurozone nations to ditch its government after the debt storm toppled rulers of Ireland, Portugal, Greece and Italy. "The choice which Spanish voters make Sunday is of course important for Spain. It is also important for France, for the euro and for Europe," France's leading daily Le Monde said in an edition devoted to Spain published Saturday. Street protests and a debt market tempest chased the ruling Socialists up to the last moment before the vote. Though considered uncharismatic even by many of his supporters, the 56-year-old Rajoy has galvanised support by promising a break from the past to fix the economy and create jobs. ________The Zapatero "experiment" is over... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Breitbart: Spain's right romped towards a thumping victory in general elections Sunday, which would complete a clean-sweep rejection of governments in the crisis-torn eurozone nations. The Zapatero "experiment" is over... Rajoy has vowed to make cuts "everywhere", except for pensions, so as to meet Spain's target of cutting the public deficit to 4.4 percent of gross domestic product in 2012 from 9.3 percent last year. How much does this contribute to Spain's trouble? Is this like our entitlement programs in size? I don't know, but I suspect it is bigger (worse) than ours. If I am correct, how deep will the cuts have to be in other sectors...and are the Spanish willing to take these cuts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Spanish conservatives score election win DANIEL WOOLLS, Associated Press Updated 04:33 p.m., Sunday, November 20, 2011 MADRID (AP) — Spain's opposition conservatives swept into to power Sunday as voters enduring a 21.5 percent jobless rate and stagnant economy dumped the Socialists — the third time in as many weeks Europe's economic crisis has claimed a government. With 84 percent of the votes counted, the center-right Popular Party went from 154 seats in the last legislature to 187, while the Socialists plummeted from 169 to 110, their worst performance ever. PP Secretary General Dolores de Cospedal claimed victory at PP headquarters as jubilant, flag-waving supporters danced outside. Socialist party counterpart Jose Blanco conceded defeat and congratulated the PP. (Snip) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearvision Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Interesting choice of pictures at the original link given the nature of the article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Interesting choice of pictures at the original link given the nature of the article. You noticed that too? I'm sure there was no subtle messaging involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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