Octubre 2011· Newsletter

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General Elections in Spain on the 20th of NovemberGeneral Elections in Spain on the 20th of November

The economy is setting the pace of the campaign

A total of 35,701,969 citizens are called to the polls on the 20th of November in Spain. General elections occur in a time of great economic stress, after three years of crisis after the departure of the Spanish prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, from Moncloa (his official residence). The proposals on employment, taxation, financial policies, among others, will occupy much of the political debate.

 

The main candidates are: Mariano Rajoy, president of the Popular Party (PP), which most polls proclaim the winner. It is the third time he stands for the Presidency of the Government. And Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba, former Prime Minister of the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) and the Executive Vice President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.

 

Source: Expansión.com