Sunday, November 20, 2011

Spain`s Socialists About To Be Swept Out Of Power In Today`s Elections



Spain Votes As Conservatives Head For Crushing Victory -- The Telegraph

Crisis-hit Spaniards voted in rain-swept elections all but certain to hand a thundering victory to the right and topple yet another debt-struck eurozone government.

Bowed by a 21.5-per cent jobless rate, economic stagnation and deep spending cuts, the first voters of the 36-million-strong Spanish electorate headed to polls ready to punish the ruling Socialists.

"Spain chooses the government to confront the crisis storm," blared the front page of the leading centre-left daily El Pais.

"Spain stakes its future," headlined the conservative daily ABC over a picture of opposition Popular Party leader Mariano Rajoy and his wife walking with their dog in the country.

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More News On Spain`s Elections

Spain Goes To Polls, Incumbent Likely To Take A Beating
-- Wall Street Journal
Voters in Spain go to the polls, expected to elect new government -- L.A. Times
Spain election dominated by its economic woes -- AP
Spain Votes as Polls Show Crisis Handing Rajoy Landslide -- Bloomberg
Spain election: Rajoy's Popular Party predicted to win -- BBC
Spain's right heads for crushing election win -- AFP
Spain Votes; Conservatives Poised for Victory -- Voice of America
Spanish right prepares for victory in elections -- Sydney Morning Herald
Spain's cautious Rajoy thrust into crisis role -- Reuters
Factbox: Policies of Spain's People's Party -- Reuters
Facts and figures about Spain -- Reuters
Timeline: Spain's economic crisis -- Reuters

My Comment:
Socialist/Progressive spending from the municipal to the federal level has put Spain`s debt crisis to an unsustainable level. They deserve to be banished to the political wilderness for the next few generations.

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