Spain must learn from other European countries and adopt clear measures for restraining the power of radicalized messages. They cannot worry that they are violating rights or sacrificing liberties. It is not about sacrificing rights. It is instead about protecting democracy and freedom; it is about fighting against the enemies of democracy and freedom that are in our midst and just outside our borders. Download PDF Descargar PDF

Spanish conservatives are now in open warfare against each other as two opposing factions seek to gain control over the ideological future of the center-right Partido Popular, the main opposition party in Spain. The internal battle has been brewing for a number of years, but has become a very public affair ever since Mariano Rajoy, the party’s leader, lost the general election on March 9. Download PDF

It is necessary to repair the consensus on an anti-terrorism policy the previous Government destroyed with its unilateral policy of negotiating with terrorists. The pact must have the objective of destroying ETA because this end result is only possible with the achievement of a consensus. Download PDF Descargar PDF

With the current state of Spanish alliances, there will undoubtedly be trouble ahead for transatlantic relations, regardless of who occupies the White House next January. Download PDF

Zapatero is not only failing to gain new support, but is struggling to keep the support he has had in the past. It it is likely that he will soon have even greater difficulties maintaining cohesion among his own group in this current legislature. Download PDF

More than 13 million Spanish wage-earners and pensioners will begin receiving 400-euro (about $600) income tax rebates in June. The money should arrive just in time to help them pay the credit card bills for the mini-holidays they traditionally take during Holy Week (which the Spanish secular elite now call “Spring Vacation”). Download PDF

Spanish voters on March 9 narrowly re-elected Socialist Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero to another four-year term in office. But he defeated his rival, Mariano Rajoy, the head of the center-right Popular Party, by only a narrow margin and fell far short of gaining an absolute majority in the lower house of parliament. Download PDF

Since March 2004, when Rodríguez Zapatero first came to power, his goal, more than that of the government, has been to change the political regime of Spain. Spaniards voted this past Sunday, and the Popular Party (PP) improved their results from 2004, increasing their liberal-conservative representation. They are now dealing with a somewhat happy defeat, but a defeat nonetheless. There is plenty of time for analysis on the election itself; however, we must immediately look to the effects rather than the causes. What will happen in a Spain whose citizens have supported the deterioration of its Constitution, a pact with ETA and the Spanish hara-kiri economy? Download PDF Descargar PDF

Voters in Spain will elect a new government on March 9. The highly competitive race pits the leader of the conservative opposition Popular Party (PP), Mariano Rajoy, against the incumbent Socialist Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. Download PDF

This legislative term ended almost at year’s end. One more page of our political history ends with it; but this page will not be remembered for its successes or brilliancy. It will however be remembered as a rollercoaster of a political period with extreme ups and downs. On numerous occasions, many have felt doubts; others have felt cheated; others have become incensed, and many have experienced an increase in indifference regarding the res publica. Download PDF Descargar PDF

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