"voters turned out in force to endorse the progressive social agenda"
Because, as we all know, "Socialism Doesn't Work (tm)"
Cor****ate Oligopoly thinly disguised as Democracy works SO mush
better, eh?
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Spain's Socialist Prime Minister Reelected After Tough Campaign
By John Ward Anderson
Wa****ngton Post Foreign Service
Monday, March 10, 2008; Page A12
MADRID, March 9 -- The Socialist party of Spanish Prime Minister Jos=E9
Luis Rodr=EDguez Zapatero won a reelection battle Sunday, turning back a
tough challenge by the more conservative Popular Party, which accused
the Socialists of mismanaging the economy, opening Spain to a flood of
illegal immigrants and capitulating to terrorists.
But voters turned out in force to endorse the progressive social
agenda that Zapatero championed in his first term -- including new
laws on women's rights, divorce and gay marriage -- and returned him
to office for another four years. The Socialists increased their seats
in the Congress of Deputies, falling about seven short of an absolute
majority; they may now rely less on coalitions and compromises with
smaller parties, strengthening Zapatero's position.
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