Posted on 10/26/2010 12:35:23 PM PDT by J Aguilar
Zapatero's endgame
Spain’s prime minister is on the way out. The only question is when
CAN things get any worse for José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Spain’s beleaguered prime minister? Probably not. Austerity measures, labour reform and strikes have taken their toll: opinion polls show support for his Socialist Party plummeting to 29%, while unemployment, at over 20%, remains twice the euro-zone average. Speculation is rife over who will succeed Mr Zapatero as party leader, and whether he will step down before or after the next general election, due in 2012.
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The roles of President Medvedev and Prime Minister Putin are replicated here, with Zapatero attracting now the discontent and Rubalcaba pulling the strings, especially through the Police and the pro-Socialist media, which is most of the media in Spain, as the Socialist party waits some kind of economic improvement to present a new candidate.
The regime cannot afford to lose the National government: too many things depend on it.
Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy?
I wonder what the King has to say about the current government. Juan Carlos I is very popular in Spain and I’m sure his opinion carries alot of weight.
Those SOBs (Zapatero regime) are the enablers of the Castro Mafia in Cuba. I hope they go down fast.
He can thank al-Queda and cowardly Spaniards for his win.
Strict laws against stalking the crown prevent me commenting that in depth, but the history says that Juan Carlos’ grandpa was kicked out of Spain when he finally lost the support of the right wing, after years of courting the left.
Being soft with your enemies and hard with your friends is not a behaviour limited only to Obama.
You know, you wouldn't have to change that many words to make this an article about Zerobama.
Spain: another socialist success story. (Extreme sarcasm).
Of course he’s already entrenched legalized abortion and homosexual “marriage”.
Spanish voters caved in to a terrorist attack and voted Socialist. They turned against the USA in Iraq. Now they must pay the price for going insane.
Does Aznar’s party have a chance of coming back to power?
The Socialists will have to consult with Bin Laden to learn who their new leader should be.
Well, I sure hope that Spain can overcome that element that keeps turning to the Communists, which is pretty much what Zapatero amounts to.
It’s going to be tough to revive the economy in these troubled times. Let’s hope they’ve had enough left wing lies so they will be immune to them for a good long while.
Juan Carlos is a good guy, but it’s not his job to get too openly involved in politics—otherwise the restored monarchy will be risked.
Thanks J.
I’m hoping a strong win by conservatives in the USA will provide some resolve to Spanish opposition to force Zapatero out of leadership.
Are you in Spain? ¿Habla español?
So Partido Popular sucks too. That’s a shame as Aznar has seemed pretty good.
If things get worse, could there be pressure on national unity? Could areas of the country like Navarre and Catalonia consider at least autonomy?
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