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Offline Chris_

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Spain's Socialists Trounced Amid Economic Turmoil
« on: May 22, 2011, 10:30:17 PM »
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Spain's Socialists Trounced Amid Economic Turmoil

Spain's ruling Socialists suffered a crushing defeat to conservatives in local and regional elections Sunday, yielding power even in traditional strongholds against a backdrop of staggering unemployment and unprecedented sit-ins by Spaniards furious with what they see as politicians who don't care about their plight.

Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said the result was due punishment of his government for the state of the economy — the jobless rate is a eurozone high of 21.3 percent.

In what Spanish media said was the worst performance on record by the Socialist Party in local and regional elections, the numbers reflecting the loss were stunning: the conservative Popular Party won at the municipal level by about two million votes, compared to 150,000 in its win in 2007, and in 13 regional governments that were up for grabs, Zapatero's party lost in virtually all of them.
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Re: Spain's Socialists Trounced Amid Economic Turmoil
« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2011, 08:22:59 PM »
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Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said the result was due punishment of his government for the state of the economy — the jobless rate is a eurozone high of 21.3 percent.
Wow,...that is bad. How's that socialism working out for ya? :lmao: :lmao:
And the liberal/democratic idiots in America want this as well? I wish they would open their eyes.
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Re: Spain's Socialists Trounced Amid Economic Turmoil
« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2011, 04:07:04 PM »
Quote from: true_blood on May 24, 2011, 08:22:59 PM
Wow,...that is bad. How's that socialism working out for ya? :lmao: :lmao:
And the liberal/democratic idiots in America want this as well? I wish they would open their eyes.
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Are you crazy? I WANT them to suffer the same defeat.    :hyper:
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Re: Spain's Socialists Trounced Amid Economic Turmoil
« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2011, 08:24:09 PM »
Quote from: Wineslob on May 26, 2011, 04:07:04 PM
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Are you crazy? I WANT them to suffer the same defeat.    :hyper:
I do too, but I don't want all of America to go down with them.
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