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Spain PM Seeks Support After Election, CNN (2008)

Spain's governing Socialists were on Monday seeking the support of smaller parties after an election that left the country deeply divided politically.

Spain: Socialists Celebrate Election Victory in Spain, Deutsche Welle (2008)

Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has won re-election in Spain. The Socialist Party (PSOE) is thought to have benefitted from high voter turnout two days after a Basque politician's murder shocked the country.

Spain: Socialists Win Spanish Election, Retaining Power, The New York Times (2008)

Spain’s ruling Socialists triumphed in a national election on Sunday, giving Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero a fresh mandate to pursue his agenda of sweeping social and political liberalization.

Spain: Rivals in profligacy, The Economist (2008)

IT IS fitting that bonanza is a Spanish word, as Spain's voters are experiencing one, in an orgy of tax-cutting promises. Curiously, it coincides with the election on March 9th. The ruling Socialists and their People's Party (PP) opponents, it seems, just cannot give stuff away fast enough.

Spain: Election 2008: the countdown begins, Tenerife News (2008)

Spain has just endured one of those encuestas in which selected groups of voters entertain their questioners with their current voting feelings. The PSOE under Mr Rodríguez Zapatero has come out a winner with 42.4% of those asked insisting they will vote for ZP as ‘the most popular party leader’. The PP’s chief Mariano Rajoy acquired 38.6%, giving ZP a lead over him of 3.8 points. Other political parties, including the communists under Gaspar Llamazares, shared the remaining 19%.

Spain: Spain's Elections Set for March 9, International Business Times (2008)

The Spanish government Monday called general elections for March 9, launching what is shaping up as a close race between Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez's ruling Socialists and opposition conservatives.

Spain: Church Enters Election Campaign, The New York Times (2008)

The Roman Catholic Church urged Spaniards to vote for political parties that do not negotiate with ETA, the Basque guerrilla group, a direct swipe at the policies of the governing Socialists.

Spain: PM party rules out early elections, Bloomberg BusinessWeek (2010)

This article reports about the Socialist Party's decision not to hold elections earlier. Zapatero's government is facing great challenges: the parliament just passed austerity measures to respond to the economic crisis.

Spain's Catalonia to hold elections November 28, The People's Daily Online (2010)

This article reports on the announcement for new elections in the Catalonia region in Spain. Jose Montilla, head of the Catalan government, confirmed yesterday that new elections will be on November 28.

Catalan election result deals blow to embattled Spanish government, Deutsche Welle (2010)

This article reports on the regional elections in Catalonia. The governing Socialist Party suffered an harsh defeat in the regional poll: the center-right Convergence and Union party (CiU) received 38.1% of the votes cast (62 seats out of 135 at stake. The party, however, did not win the needed absolute majority). The Socialist Party, on the other hand, won 18.6% (the worst result in 32 years), while the Popular party won 12.4%.

Spain's Socialists take big hit in key regional election, CNN News (2010)

This article reports on the initial results of the regional elections in Catalonia, Spain. The ruling Socialist Party suffered a political defeat in the poll, and many experts believe that these results anticipate the national elections, due next year.

Spain: Catalan Socialist Party suffers poll reversal in regional elections, The Irish Times (2010)

This article discusses the outcomes of the regional election in Catalonia, Spain, and their effects on the national politics in general. The ruling Socialist Party suffered a harsh defeat, and many believe that this is just an anticipation of next years' general elections.

Spain: Majority of Spaniards want early elections, Mundo reports, BusinessWeek (2011)

This article reports on an opinion poll conducted by El Mundo in Spain. The survey showed that 51.8% of the people interviewed want early elections. Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero’s term should expire in March 2012.

Spain: Basque radicals try new tack as election ban looms, El País (2011)

The article discusses the local elections in Spain, to be held in May 2011. Basque separatists have formed a new party, Sortu, which however has been banned by the attorney general because of its connections to ETA.

Spain: why prosperous Catalans may beat rebellious Basques to the exit, The Guardian (2011)

The article discusses the referendum of Catalonia's indepence. The Catalans will go to the polls in Barcelona on the 10th of April.

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Spain's socialist government loses Basque ally over ETA links, The Telegraph (2011)

The article discusses Supreme Court ruling in Spain banning a pro-independence Basque coalition from standing in municipal elections in May. As a protest to this decision, the Basque National Party has stopped all collaboration with Zapatero's socialist minority government.

Spain: Socialists suffer heavy election losses, BBC (2011)

Amidst a tense political environment, wherein scores of citizens are demonstrating daily, the results of local Spanish elections show significant losses in support for the socialist party. The article highlights key points of these electoral results.

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Spain: Cubans who became Spanish citizens recently are voting in Spain's elections Sunday, The Bellingham Herald (2011)

The article discusses the developments regarding the Cuban vote in the 2011 Spanish elections. According to a 2006 Spanish law, foreign born grandsons of Spanish immigrants are granted the Spanish citizenship and therefore can vote in the Spanish elections. Several Cubans living in Cuba requested mail-in ballots to cast their vote in Spain.

Spain election: People's party sweeps to crushing victory over Socialists, The Guardian (2011)

This article reports the outcome of the November 2011 Spanish scrutiny. The Spanish Conservative Party (PP) won over the Socialist government of José Luis Zapatero.

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