- Triple Whammy
HEADNOTE This month's general election will highlight three key conundrums of Spanish politics. The first is whether the passionate opposition to the war in Iraq, which sparked bigger demonstrations than in any other European country, will come to haunt a government that supported the US-British invasion. The second is whether ......
- Another Vote.
Electoral Reform in Italy On the morning of April 19, 1999, the early editions of many Italian national newspapers ran headlines declaring the passage of a referendum on electoral reform that was intended to create a more unified and workable government. The referendum would have changed Italy's partially proportional-representation system, ......
- Another vote
HEADNOTE Electoral Reform in Italy On the morning of April 19, 1999, the early editions of many Italian national newspapers ran headlines declaring the passage of a ref erendum on electoral reform that was intended to create a more unified and workable government. The referendum would have changed Italy's partially ......
- The reign in Spain
HEADNOTE Aznar's Platform HEADNOTE Jose Maria Aznar's landslide victory in Spain's March 12, 2000, elections gave him a second fouryear term as Spain's prime minister with 44.5 percent of the popular vote. His center-right Popular Party also managed to win 183 of the 350 seats in parliament, while the opposing ......
- Spain no more? The Zapatero administration and
declining Spanish identity.
In its tumultuous and unpredictable history, Spain has experienced Muslim rule, Christian reconquest and unification, global military and economic superpower status, brutal Napoleonic occupation, civil war, fascist dictatorship, parliamentary democracy, domestic separatist movements, radical Islamist terrorism, and now socialist leadership. Spain's version of September 11 occurred on March 11, 2004, ......
- Spain No More? The Zapatero Administration and Declining Spanish Identity
IMAGE PHOTOGRAPH 1 Opposite: A visitor pays respects to a monument dedicated to the March 1112004 Madrid bombings. Above: Jos Zapatero returns applause to delegates to the 2000 Spanish Socialist Party Congress. In its tumultuous and unpredictable history, Spain has experienced Muslim rule, Christian reconquest and unification, global military and ......
- Political misstep reveals tensions within Chile's
ruling coalition.
SANTIAGO -- Last week's fiasco regarding the slate of delegates the Christian Democrats (PDC) plan to run in December's legislative elections has exposed underlying political problems for the ruling Concertacion party. In a move that has enraged President Ricardo Lagos, the Socialist Party (PS), a member of the Concertacion ruling ......